Meanings
- humorousnot comparableslangRemarkably stupid.
You two are just dumber than a bag of hammers!
2000, O Brother, where are thou?1 more example
Kenny: Yeah. Nothing bothers him. Like water off a duck's back, y'know. / Lee: That's a valuable trait lately. / Kenny: No kidding. But frankly, I think it's because he's dumb as a bag of hammers.
2012 April 24, Telltale Games, The Walking Dead, Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Kindle Fire, scene: Greene Family FarmSynonyms: dumb as a sack of hammers
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRemarkably stupid.
Translations
Danish dum som en dør
- dum som en dørremarkably stupid
Finnish tyhmä kuin saapas
- tyhmä kuin saapasremarkably stupid
German dumm wie Bohnenstroh
- dumm wie Bohnenstrohremarkably stupid
Icelandic stíga ekki í vitið
- stíga ekki í vitiðremarkably stupid
Norwegian Bokmål dum som et brød, dum som en stut
- dum som et brødremarkably stupid
- dum som en stutremarkably stupid
Russian тупо́й, как ва́ленок
- тупо́й, как ва́ленок (tupój, kak válenok)remarkably stupid
Spanish más tonto que Abundio
- más tonto que Abundioremarkably stupid
Swedish dum som en stock
- dum som en stockremarkably stupid
Cite this entry
dumb as a bag of hammers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumb%20as%20a%20bag%20of%20hammers
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