: a foolish or absent-minded person : simpleton
he was a helpless mooncalf of a man, poorly equipped for a grueling life—
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he was a helpless mooncalf when it came to making decisions about even the most trivial things
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Assholes can make great music, as can liars, hypocrites, mooncalves, illiterates, teenagers, and borderline personalities, but right-wingers cannot.
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“Mooncalf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mooncalf. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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