Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dumb as a sack of hammers

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
dum-b- as a -sack- of ham-mers
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of dumb as a bag of hammers.

British usage; Derogatory

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What does dumb as a sack of hammers mean?
Synonym of dumb as a bag of hammers.

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