boar

(as) crazy as a peach-orchard boar

Insane or eccentric. Often used jocularly. Don't leave me alone with Uncle Stu, he's crazy as a peach-orchard boar! I know some of my students think I'm as crazy as a peach-orchard boar because of my weird methods. You're as crazy as a peach-orchard boar if you believe this ridiculous scheme will work.

See also: boar, crazy

(as) worthless as tits on a boar (hog)

vulgar slang Utterly ineffectual, worthless, or unnecessary. Hey, thanks for the broken wrench—it's as worthless as tits on a boar hog. I know next to nothing about computers, so I'd be worthless as tits on a boar trying to figure out what's wrong with your laptop. Nah, you don't have to help us with the move—considering your skinny arms, you'd be as worthless as tits on a boar hog anyway.

See also: boar, on, tit

as useful as tits on a boar hog

vulgar slang Utterly ineffectual, worthless, or unnecessary. Primarily heard in Australia. This umbrella is stuck inside out, so it's about as useful as tits on a boar hog at the moment. I know next to nothing about computers, so I'd be about as useful as tits on a boar hog trying to figure out what's wrong with your laptop.

See also: boar, hog, on, tit, useful

as useless as tits on a boar hog

vulgar slang Ineffectual; pointless. This umbrella is stuck inside out, so it's about as useless as tits on a boar hog. I'm as useless as tits on a boar hog when it comes to figuring out computer problems.

See also: boar, hog, on, tit, useless

crazy as a betsy bug

Insane. Don't leave me alone with Uncle Stu, he's crazy as a betsy bug!

See also: betsy, bug, crazy

tits on a boar hog

vulgar slang A phrase used to emphasize that something is unnecessary or unhelpful. Hey, thanks for the broken wrench—it's about as useful as tits on a boar hog. Her advice is always useless as tits on a boar hog—don't pay her any attention.

See also: boar, hog, on, tit

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*crazy as a betsy bug

 and *crazy as a peach-orchard boar; *crazy as a loon

Rur. acting as if insane. (*Also: as ~.) Tom: Susan says she's really the Queen of England. Bill: She's crazy as a betsy bug. Jill: David's a little eccentric, isn't he? Jane: Crazy as a loon, I'd say. What's wrong with Jim? He's acting as crazy as a peach-orchard boar.

See also: betsy, bug, crazy

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