queer in the attic

queer in the attic

slang Mentally impaired, either due to stupidity or intoxication. In this phrase, "attic" is used as a synonym for "one's mind." I have no idea what I told you last night—I'd been at the pub for a while before you got there, so I was a little queer in the attic. Is he queer in the attic? How could he make such a reckless decision?
See also: attic, queer
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • stupid is as stupid does
  • (one's) best foot forward
  • see pink elephants
  • seeing pink elephants
  • (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
  • uptake
  • be (a little) slow on the uptake
  • be quick/slow on the uptake
  • 57
  • nobody home