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numbskull

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numb·skull  (nmskl)
n.
Variant of numskull.

numbskull, numskull [ˈnʌmˌskʌl]
n
a stupid person; dolt; blockhead
[from numb + skull]
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numbskull numskull
noun fool, charlie (Brit. informal), dope (informal), jerk (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), dummy (slang), clot (Brit. informal), plank (Brit. slang), berk (Brit. slang), prick (derogatory slang), wally (slang), prat (slang), plonker (slang), coot, geek (slang), twit (informal), bonehead (slang), buffoon, dunce, oaf, simpleton, dullard, dimwit (informal), dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), nitwit (informal), dolt, blockhead, divvy (slang), pillock (Brit. slang), dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), fathead (informal), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), dunderhead, numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), lamebrain (informal), fuckwit (taboo slang), thickhead, nerd or nurd (slang) What kind of a numbskull would come up with an idea like that?
Translations
numbskull numskull [ˈnʌmskʌl] Nzoquete m, majadero m
you numbskull!¡majadero!
numbskull [ˈnʌmskʌl] ngourde f
numbskull
n (inf)Holzkopf m (inf)
numbskull [ˈnʌmˌskʌl] n (fam) → imbecille m/f, idiota m/f
numbskull [ˈnʌmˌskʌl] n (fam) → imbecille m/f, idiota m/f


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