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dun·der·head  (dndr-hd)

n.

A dunce.

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[Perhaps Dutch donder, thunder (from Middle Dutch doner; see (s)ten- in Indo-European roots) + head.]

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dunder·headed adj.

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dunderhead

Noun

Brit, Austral & NZ a slow-witted person [probably from Dutch donder thunder + head]

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Noun

1.

dunderhead - a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence blockhead, bonehead, dumbass, dunce, fuckhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull, shithead dolt, dullard, pillock, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, stupe, stupid, stupid person - a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"