idiot sandwich
- noun
- /ˈɪdiət ˈsænwɪtʃ/
- Offensive
:
sándwich de idiota
- After forgetting his keys for the third time, he called himself an idiot sandwich in frustration.
Examples
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Don't be such an idiot sandwich!
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The internet meme turned her embarrassing moment into the perfect idiot sandwich joke.
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During the game show blunder, the contestant felt like a complete idiot sandwich.
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I felt like an idiot sandwich after forgetting my keys.
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After forgetting his keys for the third time, he called himself an idiot sandwich in frustration.
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During the game show blunder, the contestant felt like a complete idiot sandwich.
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I felt like an idiot sandwich after tripping in front of everyone at the party.
Synonyms
∞
1.2
A person who acts very stupidly, used as an insult
67
9.9
A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying
5
9.2
A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word
3
7.5
A person who is not very smart and often makes silly mistakes
3
9.9
A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way
3
9.9
A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart
2
8.7
A person who is not very smart
1
9.5
A childish name used to call someone silly
1
9.8
A rude word for a person who is very stupid
1
9.9
A person who is not very smart or sensible
1
9.9
A joking name for someone who does something silly
1
9.1
A playful insult for a person who acts silly
1
8.4
A person who behaves in a foolish or silly way
1
9.5
A person who is silly and not serious
1
9.9
A person who behaves in a foolish way
1
9.9
An insulting word for a person who does foolish things
1
9.9
A clumsy person who is slow to understand and often acts foolishly
A rude slang name for someone who acts foolish or makes silly mistakes
A word for a foolish person that people say as an insult
A very rude name used to insult someone who does something very stupid
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
idiot + sandwich
The constituents 'idiot' and 'sandwich' make clear that the phrase is derogatory or joking (someone labelled an 'idiot' combined with the image of a sandwich), so a B1 learner who knows both words can roughly infer it's an insulting or self-deprecating term. However, the exact pragmatic, humorous/meme-based use and the non-literal image-based metaphor are not fully predictable from the parts alone, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Idiot sandwich comes from a funny TV scene where someone puts two slices of bread on a person's face, like a sandwich, while someone else calls them an 'idiot'. That silly picture is why people use the phrase to say someone feels very 'foolish' or 'stupid'.