numbskull

noun

numb·​skull ˈnəm-ˌskəl 

variants or less commonly numskull

1

: a dull or stupid person : dunce

2

: a thick or muddled head

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Sure, any numbskull can pour a bag of iron filings into a jug of Tide (trust me, my wife is still screaming). —David H Freedman, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2012

Four women enjoying a retreat at a secluded lakeside cabin are attacked by three numbskulls and turn the tables on them, becoming the torturers. —Chris Ball, cleveland.com, 1 Apr. 2018

Thank you to US press and other numbskulls who put him there. —Colin Stutz, Billboard, 1 June 2017

Word History

Etymology

numb entry 1 + skull entry 1

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

numbskull

variant of numskull