Phrases & SayingsPeople and character
not the full quid
Not very intelligent or not entirely sensible.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “Not the full quid” means not very intelligent or not entirely sensible.
Where it came from
Major dictionaries label the idiom Australian and New Zealand informal/slang.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established