A snowclone to express that someone is either stupid or crazy. The standard format is "a few X short of (a) Y", the idea being that Y is something that, with a few X missing, is not so good, and in the case of a person being compared to such, that something is "missing" in their thought process.
This one in particular has the appeal that fruitcakes involve nuts, thus further solidifying the point that the person is nuts themselves.
This one in particular has the appeal that fruitcakes involve nuts, thus further solidifying the point that the person is nuts themselves.
Did you see how Bob just flipped out over nothing. Is he having some sort of psychotic break?
Yeah, he seems to be a few apples short of a fruitcake. Might be best to keep our distance.
Yeah, he seems to be a few apples short of a fruitcake. Might be best to keep our distance.
by Twisted Code March 23, 2017
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Similarly you may use the phrase, a few fries short of a happy meal
Similarly you may use the phrase, a few fries short of a happy meal
Weird Bus Dude: Hey wanna be my friend????? (waves spastically)
B: Can't Say I do
S: Well that guy is a few slices short of a loaf of bread!
B: Can't Say I do
S: Well that guy is a few slices short of a loaf of bread!
by Wicked Witch of the West February 28, 2009
Get the A Few Slices Short of a Loaf of Bread mug.yeah, you could say Jane was not the brightest bulb in the box, her elevator didn't go to the top floor, she is a few tacos short of a combo platter.
by Jeanette Tomascik September 1, 2006
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Get the two cans short of a six pack mug.Refers to a person without snap or intellegence, i. e. their brain does not function as a normal person's would.
Why did your brother put his penis in the hot tub jet again?
Oh, he's got a few cards short of a full deck.
Oh, he's got a few cards short of a full deck.
by DrHarley06 October 30, 2007
Get the Few Cards Short of a Full Deck mug.That was an unbelievable, amazing and really stupid thing he did. He must be "One fry short of a happy meal."
That guy is not all there, think he must be "One fry short of a happy meal."
That guy is not all there, think he must be "One fry short of a happy meal."
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