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dunderhead

[duhn-der-hed]

noun

  1. a dunce; blockhead; numbskull.



dunderhead

/ ˈʌԻəˌɛ /

noun

  1. Also called: dunderpate.a stupid or slow-witted person; dunce

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • dunderheaded adjective
  • dunderheadedness noun
  • ˈܲԻˌ𲹻Ա noun
  • ˈܲԻˌ𲹻 adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dunderhead1

1615–25; apparently < Dutch dunder ( kop ) numbskull ( dunder thunder + kop head) + head
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dunderhead1

C17: probably from Dutch donder thunder + head ; compare blockhead
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It actually appears that Eric Trump, despite his dunderhead reputation, was far more involved in running the place.

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Even the dunderheads who think Tucker Carlson is a moral authority struggle to buy that one.

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Adolf Hitler was described by a prominent magazine editor in 1930 as a "big mouth," a "half-insane rascal," a "pathetic dunderhead" and a "nowhere fool."

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Still, it is enraging to watch a parade of dunderheads preen on cable — anchors and generals and chatterers — the same people whose cheerleading ensnared us in 20 years of quicksand in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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"You always used to like calling me a dunderhead. And an oaf."

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