dumb as a post

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dumb as a post

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idiomatic, not comparable Utterly mute; lacking the ability to speak.
not comparable Extremely stupid.
Similar: addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded, beetle-headed, birdbrained, blockheaded, Boeotian, boneheaded

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@misc{dumb_as_a_post_2026,
  title = {dumb as a post},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dumb%20as%20a%20post},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}