thick
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Meaning · English
A stupid person; a fool.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
If there was doctorates in bollocksology and scratching yourself in bed, the two of you'd be professors by now. Pair of loafing, idle thicks.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “thick” mean?
A stupid person; a fool.
Is “thick” formal or informal?
thick is generally slang.