numskull

English

Alternative forms

numbskull

Etymology

numb (“deadened”) +‎ skull

Noun

numskull (plural numskulls)

(derogatory) A dunce, mentally dull or stupid person.
(derogatory) A person who refuses to learn or grow mentally.
That numskull will never learn how to compose a letter.

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Translations

mentally dull or stupid person

Bulgarian: дървеняк (bg) m (dǎrvenjak)
Danish: tossehoved n
Dutch: leeghoofd (nl) n
Finnish: pölkkypää (fi)
German: taube Nuss (de) f
Latin: gurdus m
Ottoman Turkish: طوی (toy)
Spanish: hueca cabeza f, cabeza hueca f
Swedish: knäppskalle (sv) c

References

Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

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