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dumb as a doorknob

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
dum-b- as a -door-knob
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very stupid.

Slang

Usage

Questions

What does dumb as a doorknob mean?
Very stupid.

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