no tener dos dedos de frente
(Redirected from tener dos dedos de frente)
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “not to have a two finger forehead”.
"Dos dedos" (Two fingers) is an unofficial measuring unit, roughly 3 to 4 cm measuring one finger on top of the other, and it is used to mean that someone is not very smart, as shown by displaying a forehead that only measures 3 to 4 cm high(two fingers).
Verb[edit]
no tener dos dedos de frente (first-person singular present no tengo dos dedos de frente, first-person singular preterite no tuve dos dedos de frente, past participle no tenido dos dedos de frente)
- (idiomatic) to be an idiot, to be thick as a plank
Further reading[edit]
- “no tener dos dedos de frente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014