different between dipstick vs musclebrain

English

Alternative forms

• dip-stick

Etymology

dip +? stick

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?pst?k/

Noun

dipstick (plural dipsticks)

1. A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.

   I haven't checked the oil level of my car's motor since I lost the dipstick three months ago.

2. (slang) A penis.
3. (slang) A useless person of inferior intellect; a dipshit.

   That referee is a right dipstick.

Translations

Verb

dipstick (third-person singular simple present dipsticks, present participle dipsticking, simple past and past participle dipsticked)

1. To check (a person) for their understanding of something, as of a lesson, or attitude toward something.
2. (mechanical engineering) To measure the level of a fluid using a dipstick.

See also

• dipstick on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

muscle +? brain

Pronunciation

Noun

musclebrain (plural musclebrains)

1. (US) A person who actively participates in physical sports, possibly highly skilled in sports, but does not do well in academic activities, like math and science
2. (US, slang, derogatory) A large, strong, but inept, bumbling, buffoonish or unintelligent man

Synonyms

• (participant in physical sports): athlete, jock
• (idiot): bruiser, dumbbell, moron, buffoon, dimwit, pinhead, meathead, birdbrain, peabrain, goon, dummy, dipstick, idiot