Thick

n.

Heard in Down and Offaly

Generally used to describe someone who is not the sharpest pencil in the box, but can also be used to describe someone with a short fuse.

Yer mawn yonder is fiersche thick, he keeps getting thick with me for callin' him names!

Posh English

That fellow over there is exceedingly dense, and he continually loses his temper with me for calling him a pastry.

Same phrase, other counties

• Offaly

Related terms

• Thick as two short planksExtremely stupid or slow-witted.
• Thick as f*ckExtremely stupid. Also used to describe someone who is angry, moody or grumpy.
• A big thick headA person displaying a very bad mood or thunderous expression.
• As thick as 2 planks put togetherExtremely foolish or lacking in common sense.
• As thick as a cow's arseExtremely stupid or dense.
• Bull thickExtremely angry, enraged, or fiercely annoyed by a situation.