noun
Meaning 1
A stupid person; a dunce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dunderhead
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈdʌn.də.hɛd/
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US: /ˈdʌn.dɚ.hɛd/
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noun
Meaning 2
a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dunce, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead, dumbass, fuckhead
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stupid, stupid person, stupe, dullard, dolt, pudding head, pudden-head, poor fish, pillock
History
Etymology
From dunder + head.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: cabochon — someone who is not intelligent
- Norwegian Bokmål: dumskalle — someone who is not intelligent