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# a sausage short of a barbie

phrase (idiom; Australian slang)

«a sausage short of a barbie» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

(Australia, slang) not very clever or a bit mad.

### In the lessons

Australian and New Zealand banter, from the «X short of a Y» family; jokey.

### Examples

- Mate, you're a sausage short of a barbie.
- He's a nice bloke but a sausage short of a barbie.
- Gossip: «A sausage short of a barbie, that one.»
- Barbie = barbecue in Australia.
- Don't say it about someone who really has a learning difficulty.
- Banter: «Wearing a jumper on the beach? Sausage short of a barbie, you are.»

### Note

Stands for «stupid». Not about food. «Barbie» = barbecue here, not the doll.