thicko

thicko
n
British
an unintelligent, slow-witted person. Common terms, especially among chil-dren and adolescents, derived from the colloquial use of 'thick' to denote some-one cloddish and 'dense'.
► 'I'm not some blinkin' thickie, I'm Billericay Dickie and I'm doin' very well.' ('Billericay Dickie', recorded by Ian Dury, 1977)

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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