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nothing upstairs definition

phr.
no brains; stupid. : Tom is sort of stupid acting. You know—nothing upstairs. , I know what's wrong with you. Nothing upstairs.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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