Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stupid is as stupid does

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: stupid is as s-tupid -does
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Stupid behaviour indicates stupidity.

Example Sentences

"1882 Anthony Trollope: Orley Farm As long as a man can pay twenty shillings in the pound and a trifle over, what does it matter if all the judges in the land was to call him stupid?' said Snengkeld. "Stupid is as stupid does." said Kantwise. "Stupid be d--." said Moulder. "Mr. Moulder, there's ladies present." said Mrs. Smiley,"

Etymology

Apparently modeled on handsome is as handsome does. Attested since at least 1862, but popularized (perhaps independently) by the 1994 film Forrest Gump.

Questions

What does stupid is as stupid does mean?: Stupid behaviour indicates stupidity.
Where does stupid is as stupid does come from?: Apparently modeled on handsome is as handsome does. Attested since at least 1862, but popularized (perhaps independently) by the 1994 film Forrest Gump.

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