a few fries short of a Happy Meal

a few fries short of a Happy Meal

A pejorative phrase meaning not very intelligent or of questionable mental capacity. It can appear in many different forms and variations (for example: a few bricks shy of a load, a few cards shy of a full deck, etc.). Every time Paul tells me about his latest conspiracy theory, I can't help thinking that he's a few fries short of a Happy Meal.
See also: few, fries, happy, meal, of, short
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • fries
  • meal
  • one brick shy of a (full) load
  • one brick shy of a load
  • one sandwich short of a picnic
  • sandwich
  • a few bricks short of a (full) load
  • a few bricks shy/short of a load
  • a few sandwiches short of a picnic
  • bricks shy of a load