Not The Full Quid: Difference between revisions

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English

Etymology

Compare Australian and British informal usage of quid (“a pound sterling; by extension, a complete amount”). The phrase follows a pattern seen in expressions such as “not the full shilling,” where a person is likened to a complete sum, with the negative implying something lacking.

Pronunciation

IPA: /nɒt ðə fʊl kwɪd/

Phrase

not the full quid

(chiefly Australia, informal) A person of below average intelligence, i.e. below the 50th percentile of humans' average IQ.
- He’s a nice enough bloke, but he’s not the full quid.
- You can’t trust his judgment; he’s not the full quid.

Video Walkthrough

Aussie slang explanation of not the full quid

Usage notes

Common in Australian English; similar in sense to British expressions like “not playing with a full deck” or “a few sandwiches short of a picnic.”
Typically used informally and may be considered mildly derogatory depending on context.

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 ===Etymology===
-From the phrase “the full quid,” meaning a complete or proper amount; with negation implying something lacking or incomplete. Compare Australian and British informal usage of ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quid quid]'' (“a pound sterling; by extension, a complete amount”).
+Compare Australian and British informal usage of ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quid quid]'' (“a pound sterling; by extension, a complete amount”). The phrase follows a pattern seen in expressions such as “not the full shilling,” where a person is likened to a complete sum, with the negative implying something lacking.
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