"thick as a plank" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-thick as a plank.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} thick as a plank (not comparable)
  1. (simile, informal) Very stupid. Tags: informal, not-comparable Synonyms: thick as a brick, thick as two short planks, stupid Translations (Translations): no tener dos dedos de frente (Spanish), más bruto que un arado (Spanish), más simple que el mecanismo de un botijo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-thick_as_a_plank-en-adj-wKIwTq2a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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