shit-for-brains

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shit-for-brains

  • /ˈʃɪt fɚ ˌbɹeɪnz/

Where it comes from

Canadian, from the 1950s.

adjective

  1. colloquial, derogatory, not comparable, vulgar Extremely stupid. That shit-for-brains neighbor of mine is shooting off amateur fireworks again.

    Similar: addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded, beetle-headed, birdbrained, blockheaded, Boeotian, boneheaded

noun shit-for-brains

  1. colloquial, derogatory, vulgar An extremely stupid person. That new assistant of yours is a real shit-for-brains.

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adj very stupid

Españoldescerebrado, subnormal, tonto
Portuguêssem cérebro
Françaisbête, stupide, idiot
Deutschsaublöd, blöd dumm
Italianosenza cervelli, stupido

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@misc{shit_for_brains_2026,
  title = {shit-for-brains},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shit-for-brains},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}