thick as two planks
(as) thick as two planks
Remarkably stupid, dimwitted, or obtuse. I smoked a lot of marijuana when I was in high school, so I turned out thick as two planks by the time I finally graduated. Jen's new girlfriend is very nice, but she's as thick as two planks.
See also: plank, thick, two
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
thick as two planks
orthick as two short planks
BRITISH, INFORMALIf someone is as thick as two planks or as thick as two short planks, they are very stupid. His people regarded him as a great and wise king. In fact he was as thick as two planks.
See also: plank, thick, two
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
thick as two (short) planks
very stupid. informalVariants of this expression include thick as a plank and thick as a brick . There is a play on thick in its basic sense ‘of relatively great depth from side to side’ and its colloquial sense ‘stupid’.
See also: plank, thick, two
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- (as) thick as two planks
- (as) thick as two short planks
- thick as two short planks
- (as) thick as a brick
- be (as) thick as a brick
- be (as) thick as a short plank