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- Dictionarydun·der·head/ˈdəndərˌhed/
noun
- 1. a stupid person: informal "show the dunderheads how the thing should be handled"
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A dunderhead is a foolish or stupid person, often used as an insult. The word may come from Dutch donder (thunder) and Old High German thonar (thunder). See synonyms, examples, and word history.
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.
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.
Dunderhead definition: a dunce; blockhead; numbskull.. See examples of DUNDERHEAD used in a sentence.
Synonyms for DUNDERHEAD: idiot, moron, stupid, prat, lunatic, dummy, numbskull, dolt; Antonyms of DUNDERHEAD: genius, brain, intellect, sage, thinker, intellectual, whiz, wizard.
A dunderhead is a stupid or slow-witted person; a dunce. The word may come from Dutch donder, meaning thunder, and head. See translations, pronunciation and examples of dunderhead.
Dunderhead is an informal word for a foolish or stupid person. It may come from Dutch donder (thunder) and head, or from a rhyme with blunder.
