Used to describe someone you can’t stand but has everything piece of equipment you need to do the job just “OK”.
by Datdewd July 6, 2021

This phrase is a combination of the two phrases: the smartest guy in the room, and the sharpest tool in the shed. The phrases are practically identical in meaning, so combining the phrases is a move of a literary genius. The phrase: the smartest tool in the shed means the smartest tool in a hypothetical shed.
He’s not the smartest tool in the shed, it takes him a little bit to understand.
He might be the smartest tool in the shed, but that doesn’t make him a good person.
He might be the smartest tool in the shed, but that doesn’t make him a good person.
by Gmannetje June 27, 2022

by kittyNdahood May 9, 2010

Whereas, tool used to mean:
One who lacks the mental capacity to know he is being used. A fool. A cretin. Characterized by low intelligence and/or self-esteem.
It is more commonly used by sad people to describe happy people.
One who lacks the mental capacity to know he is being used. A fool. A cretin. Characterized by low intelligence and/or self-esteem.
It is more commonly used by sad people to describe happy people.
Wallflower: hey dude, look at that guy doing the macarena with that chick. Look at his stupid smile.
Wallflower 2: Wow, what a fucking tool. What she doing hanging out with a guy like him? What a DORK.
Wallflower 2: Wow, what a fucking tool. What she doing hanging out with a guy like him? What a DORK.
by koobz June 8, 2011

by coolyourtools September 8, 2016

by Bobob amogus July 13, 2021
