How to Pronounce "dumb as a post"
expression
ˈdəm/ /ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpoʊst
DUHM az uh POHST
dˈʌm/ /ˈæs/ /æɪ/ /pˈəʊst
DUM az uh POHST
Definition
Used to describe someone who is very unintelligent or slow to understand, comparing them to a post, which cannot think.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈdəm/ /ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpoʊst
British English
dˈʌm/ /ˈæs/ /æɪ/ /pˈəʊst
Simplified Pronunciation
US
DUHM az uh POHST
UK
DUM az uh POHST
Listen in Context
He's dumb as a post when it comes to math.
Sometimes I feel dumb as a post in history class.
Don't call your brother dumb as a post; that's not nice.
Honestly, I was dumb as a post when they tried to explain it to me the first time.