Shit for brains In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Shit for brains", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tommy Tran calendar 2021-02-02 08:02

Meaning of Shit for brains

Synonyms:

dum-dum , dumbhead , dummy

Shit for brains American vulgar offensive phrase slang

An extremely stupid person, who tends to do extremely stupid things.

I don't want to say this but you're a real shit-for-brains. You screw up every chance I gave you.

Alex has a shit-for-brains brother who always does stupid things just for fun.

You really do have shit for brains.

Other phrases about:

Just Fell Off the Turnip Truck

Used to describe someone who is naive, gullible, inexperienced, easily fooled, ignorant, unsophisticated, etc.

need (to have) your head examined

To  say, or believe something or someone that seems completely crazy, delusional, or stupid

a beetle brain

A person who is low-witted or stupid

not know (one's) ass from a hole in the ground

To be extremely stupid; not to be alert 

Origin of Shit for brains

"Do not go Gentle" by David Maccuish. (Image Source: Goodreads)

The phrase was derived from the USA in the 1960s. The earliest record of it was found in David Maccuish's novel Do not go Gentle, 1960:

"Larko's got shit for brains."

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