Not the full shilling

exp.

Heard in Galway, Waterford, Cork and Dublin

Not fully sane or not thinking straight; a few sandwiches short of a picnic.

Hes not the full shilling.

Posh English

He is operating with rather fewer cognitive faculties than is desirable.

Same phrase, other counties

• Waterford
• Cork
• Dublin

Related terms

• Full shillingNot entirely mentally sound or intelligent.
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