"shit-for-brains" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃɪt fɚ ˌbɹeɪnz/ Audio: en-US shit-for-brains.ogg [General-American]
Etymology: Canadian, from the 1950s. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} shit-for-brains (not comparable)
  1. (derogatory, vulgar, colloquial) Extremely stupid. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, not-comparable, vulgar Categories (topical): People Synonyms: stupid Translations (Very stupid): hersenloos (Dutch), paskapäinen (Finnish), bête (French), stupide (French), idiot (French), saublöd (German), blöd dumm (German), senza cervelli (Italian), stupido (Italian), sem cérebro (Portuguese), gun eanchainn (Scottish Gaelic), faoin (Scottish Gaelic), baoth (Scottish Gaelic), descerebrado (Spanish), subnormal (Spanish), tonto (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-shit-for-brains-en-adj-2lzaIWUW Disambiguation of People: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɪt fɚ ˌbɹeɪnz/ Audio: en-US shit-for-brains.ogg [General-American] Forms: shit-for-brains [plural]
Etymology: Canadian, from the 1950s. Head templates: {{en-noun|shit-for-brains}} shit-for-brains (plural shit-for-brains)
  1. (derogatory, vulgar, colloquial) An extremely stupid person. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, vulgar Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-shit-for-brains-en-noun-imnGtc7j Disambiguation of People: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

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