dim-bulb

dim-bulb
Slow-witted.

Each of the seven dwarfs, from sober-sided Doc to dim-bulb Dopey, had a distinct personality.

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  • dim bulb — n. Informal a slow witted person; dimwit dim bulb adj. * * * …   Universalium

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  • dim bulb — n. a dull person; a stupid person. □ George seems to be a dim bulb, but he’s a straight A student. □ I feel like such a dim bulb when I do things like that …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • dim bulb — noun slang : dimwit * * * noun, pl ⋯ bulbs [count] US informal : a person who is not very smart He was considered something of a dim bulb by his coworkers …   Useful english dictionary

  • dim bulb — n American a dimwit or dullard. The phrase evokes a low wattage light bulb …   Contemporary slang

  • dim bulb — noun Date: 1927 slang dimwit …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Incandescent light bulb — The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric light that works by incandescence, (a general term for heat driven light emissions which includes the simple case of black body radiation). An… …   Wikipedia

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