prost ca noaptea

Romanian

Etymology

Literally, “stupid as the night”. Probably a calque of Hungarian buta, mint az éjszaka (“stupid as the night”).

Adjective

prost ca noaptea m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. (idiomatic, simile) thick as a brick

   Synonyms: prost de dă în gropi, făcut grămadă

Further reading

• “prost ca noaptea”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026