Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dumb as a box of rocks

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: dum-b- as a box of rocks
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very stupid.

Slang

Example Sentences

"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"

Etymology

Variation of dumb as a rock.

Usage

Slang

Questions

What does dumb as a box of rocks mean?: Very stupid.
Where does dumb as a box of rocks come from?: Variation of dumb as a rock.

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