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noun
A stupid or otherwise undesirable person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, offensive, vulgar
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead, dumbass
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stupid, stupid person, stupe, dullard, dolt, pudding head, pudden-head, poor fish, pillock
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head English fuckhead From fuck + head. Dysphemistically modelled after dickhead.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
