dim bulb
Pronunciation
  • (RP, GA) IPA: /ˈdɪm ˌbʌlb/
Noun

dim bulb (plural dim bulbs)

  1. (informal) A person who is slow-witted or stupid.
    • 2001 June 21, Richard Stengel, "[http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,132662,00.html Why George Bush is the Brer Rabbit of American Politics]," Time:
      Dwight Eisenhower was roundly derided by the liberal intelligentsia as a Mr. Malaprop, a golf-playing, crony-loving dim bulb.
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