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Numbskull

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dopenoun(uncountable, slang) Any of various recreational substances:
numskullnoun(derogatory) A dunce, mentally dull or stupid person.
numbskullerynoun(informal) The behaviour of a numbskull; foolishness; stupidity.
dumb-assnounAlternative spelling of dumbass. [(US, vulgar, slang, mildly derogatory) Stupid, foolish.]
thickskullnoun(archaic) A dullard; a blockhead.
dumb-shitnounAlternative spelling of dumbshit. [(vulgar, derogatory or offensive, colloquial) A stupid person.]
dunderheadnoun(somewhat dated) A stupid person; a dunce.
dumbkopfnounMisspelling of dummkopf. [A stupid person; a dolt, dimwit, or blockhead.]
dumb-dumbnounAlternative form of dumdum (“An ignorant person; an idiot”). [A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound.]
dumb dumbnounAlternative form of dumdum (“An ignorant person; an idiot”). [A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound.]
dumbdumbnounAlternative form of dumdum (“An ignorant person; an idiot”). [A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound.]
nickumpoopnounObsolete spelling of nincompoop. [(derogatory) A foolish or silly person.]
dumbheadnoun(informal, derogatory) A stupid person.
stupid-headnoun(colloquial, now chiefly childish) A stupid person.
dumbfucknoun(vulgar, slang, derogatory) An extraordinarily stupid person.
numbnutsnoun(chiefly US, slang, derogatory, sometimes humorous, often as a term of address) A slow-witted, unresponsive, or inept person (usually male).
nimnodnounAlternative form of nimrod. [(chiefly US, informal, derogatory) A foolish person; an idiot.]
nobheadnoun(UK, slang, derogatory) Alternative spelling of knobhead. [(literally) Synonym of glans penis.]
knuckleheadnoun(slang, derogatory) An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
smoothbrainnounAlternative form of smooth brain. [A stupid person.]

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