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    dunderhead
    /ˈdʌndəhɛd/

    noun

    • 1. a stupid person: informal "show the dunderheads how the thing should be handled"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dunderheadDunderhead Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Examples of dunderhead in a Sentence. wondered how long it would take the dunderheads at the head office to screw things up. Recent Examples on the Web Back in 1848, being called a goose was like being called a dunderhead.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dunderheadDunderhead - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A person who's not so smart might be called a dunderhead. If you manage to start a fire while attempting to fry an egg, your mom might call you a dunderhead.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDUNDERHEAD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ C ] old-fashioned informal uk / ˈdʌn.də.hed / us / ˈdʌn.dɚ.hed / Add to word list. a stupid person. Synonyms. blockhead old-fashioned informal. bonehead slang. dunce disapproving. knucklehead US informal. numskull informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly people. airhead. berk. birdbrain. blithering idiot.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › dunderheadDUNDERHEAD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Dunderhead definition: a dunce; blockhead; numbskull.. See examples of DUNDERHEAD used in a sentence.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › dunderheadDUNDERHEAD Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words -...

    Synonyms for DUNDERHEAD: idiot, moron, stupid, prat, lunatic, dummy, numbskull, dolt; Antonyms of DUNDERHEAD: genius, brain, intellect, sage, thinker, intellectual, whiz, wizard.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › dunderheadDunderhead - definition of dunderhead by The Free Dictionary

    dunderhead - a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDUNDERHEAD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. informal. a foolish person. Also called: dunderpate. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. dunderheaded (ˈdunderˌheaded) adjective. dunderheadedness (ˈdunderˌheadedness) noun. Word origin. C17: probably from Dutch donder thunder + head; compare blockhead. Word Frequency.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdunderhead noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of dunderhead noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › dunderhead_ndunderhead, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun dunderhead. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › dunderheaddunderhead | meaning of dunderhead in Longman Dictionary of ...

    dunderhead meaning, definition, what is dunderhead: someone who is stupid: Learn more.