Nice-but-dim
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌnʌɪsbətˈdɪm/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Nice-but-dim is an adjective meaning (UK, colloquial) Good-natured, while also being rather unintelligent.
Meaning
(UK, colloquial) Good-natured, while also being rather unintelligent.
Example Sentences
While there was always a touch of the caricature about the Sandhurst cadet as the nice-but-dim public schoolboy, there was also a significant measure of truth.
[…] he was worried that Michael Parkinson might ask him questions with long words that he wouldn't understand, no doubt fearing a resurgence of the “nice-but-dim” taunts that had all too often come his way.
The main difference in Hong Kong was that 1997 witnessed a transition from colonial rule to government by tycoon, as the nice-but-dim shipping heir Tung Chee-hwa became the territory's first chief executive.
Related Words
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