"тупой как валенок" meaning in Russian

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Adverb

IPA: [tʊˈpoj kak ˈvalʲɪnək] Forms: тупо́й как ва́ленок [canonical], tupój kak válenok [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “dumb (dull) as a felt boot (valenok)”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|dumb (dull) as a felt boot (valenok)}} “dumb (dull) as a felt boot (valenok)”, {{lit|dumb (dull) as a felt boot (valenok)}} Literally, “dumb (dull) as a felt boot (valenok)” Head templates: {{ru-adj|тупо́й как ва́ленок}} тупо́й как ва́ленок • (tupój kak válenok)
  1. (simile) dumb as a doornail
    Sense id: en-тупой_как_валенок-ru-adv--SCQveHw Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header, Russian similes
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