"drool bucket" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-drool bucket.ogg [Australia] Forms: drool buckets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} drool bucket (plural drool buckets)
  1. (idiomatic, slang, derogatory) A person with low intelligence or no common sense; an idiot. Tags: derogatory, idiomatic, slang
    Sense id: en-drool_bucket-en-noun-yKlUKeUt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for drool bucket meaning in English (1.8kB)

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          "ref": "2005 July 14, RonB, “Re: Downer People”, in misc.writing.screenplays.moderated (Usenet)",
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