dead from the neck up
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dead from the neck up definition


  1. mod.
    stupid. (With a dead head.) : She acts like she is dead from the neck up.
  2. mod.
    no longer open to new ideas. : Everyone on the board of directors is dead from the neck up.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Dead from the neck up is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases

dead from the neck up

Extremely stupid, as in That news commentator sounds dead from the neck up. This expression alludes to being "brain-dead." [Early 1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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