not the sharpest crayon in the box

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not the sharpest crayon in the box

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euphemistic, humorous Synonym of not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
Similar: not the sharpest knife in the drawer

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MLA

"not the sharpest crayon in the box." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/not%20the%20sharpest%20crayon%20in%20the%20box. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

not the sharpest crayon in the box. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/not%20the%20sharpest%20crayon%20in%20the%20box

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"not the sharpest crayon in the box." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/not%20the%20sharpest%20crayon%20in%20the%20box.

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@misc{not_the_sharpest_crayon_in_the_box_2026,
  title = {not the sharpest crayon in the box},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/not%20the%20sharpest%20crayon%20in%20the%20box},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}