bog-brained

English

Adjective

bog-brained (comparative more bog-brained, superlative most bog-brained)

1. (Ireland, derogatory) Stupid.
   • 1990, Chris Fish, “The Jazz Butcher”, in Far Out And Fishy‎^[1], number 4:

     To tar a chap of intelligence, wit and insight (and a cobbler-togetherer of exceedingly good popular musical tunes to boot) with the same mucky brush as the likes of Half Man Half Biscuit (who have just reformed. I think the question here is 'why, exactly?') will mark you out for life as a cauliflower-eared, bog-brained dolt, so there.

   • 1997 March 5, Chris Morris, “Decline”, in Brass Eye:

     But try telling these bog-brained murphies.

   • 1998, Marina Carr, By the Bog of Cats, Faber & Faber, →ISBN:

     It gives me an edge over all of yees around here, allows me see yees for the inbred, underbred, bog-brained shower yees are.