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)
- (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), 2004–2025