Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one brick short of a full load

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: one brick- short- of a -ful-l load
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

5

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not mentally sound; insane.

Slang

adj

Example Sentences

"I feel fine today, but that gentleman conversing with the house plant there may be one brick short of a full load."
"You have to be one brick short of a full load to think that '7' is a letter in the alphabet."

Usage

Slang

Questions

What does one brick short of a full load mean?: Not mentally sound; insane.

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