dumb as a box of rocks

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dumb as a box of rocks

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Variation of dumb as a rock.

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  1. slang Very stupid. The drummer in my friend's band is pretty hot, but he's dumb as a box of rocks. I hear he likes me, and I definitely don't want to date him—but is his stupidity any reason not to simply have sex with him? — Carla, Brooklyn, New York

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"dumb as a box of rocks." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dumb%20as%20a%20box%20of%20rocks.

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@misc{dumb_as_a_box_of_rocks_2026,
  title = {dumb as a box of rocks},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dumb%20as%20a%20box%20of%20rocks},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}