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    dun·der·head
    /ˈdəndərˌhed/

    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

    noun. dun· der· head ˈdən-dər-ˌhed. Synonyms of dunderhead. : dunce, blockhead. dunderheaded. ˌdən-dər-ˈhe-dəd. adjective. Synonyms. airhead. birdbrain. blockhead. bonehead. bubblehead. chowderhead. chucklehead. clodpoll. clodpole. clot [British] cluck. clunk. cretin. cuddy [British dialect] cuddie. deadhead. dim bulb [slang] dimwit. dip. dodo.

  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. Dunderhead is a more colorful way to say "dummy" or "stupid."

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

    adjective. Word origin. < Du donder, thunder, assoc. by rhyme with blunder (see blunderbuss) + head. dunderhead in American English. (ˈdʌndərˌhed) noun. a foolish or ignorant person; dunce. Also called: dunderpate (ˈdʌndərˌpeit) Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

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

    The earliest known use of the noun dunderhead is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for dunderhead is from 1630, in the writing of Philip Massinger, playwright. dunderhead is perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item.

  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.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › dunderheaddunderhead noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › dunderheadDunderhead Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    noun. A stupid person; dunce. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: dumbass. shithead. muttonhead. hammerhead. lunkhead. loggerhead. knucklehead. numskull. bonehead. blockhead. dunce. Other Word Forms of Dunderhead. Noun. Singular: dunderhead. Plural: dunderheads. Origin of Dunderhead.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › dunderheaddunderhead - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Nov 11, 2024 · Noun. [edit] dunderhead (plural dunderheads) (somewhat dated) A stupid person; a dunce. Alternative forms. [edit] dinderhead (Southwestern England) Synonyms. [edit] See also Thesaurus:fool. Derived terms. [edit] dunderheaded. dunderheadism. Categories: English compound terms. English 3-syllable words. English terms with IPA pronunciation.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › dunderheadDUNDERHEAD Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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