as in idiot
a stupid person
stuck with a bunch of clucks on an extended bus tour
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Recent Examples of cluck
Hens make a combination of clucks and yelps when calling to a gobbler.
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Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
Chickens cluck as students rush to collect eggs.
—Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
The loneliness must’ve broken our poor Mister Killer, the sailors would cluck over his body.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
What the cluck is going on in Kate Beckinsale’s family?
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
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Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
Chickens cluck as students rush to collect eggs.
—Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
The loneliness must’ve broken our poor Mister Killer, the sailors would cluck over his body.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
What the cluck is going on in Kate Beckinsale’s family?
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluck
Noun
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Predicting the future is a fool’s game.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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But don't let his calm demeanor fool you.—
Joelle Goldstein,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Not that hard to leave the little mutts at home for the grocery store trip.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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But in Croisette conversations about potential runners, riders and rovers, one mutt kept wagging its tail.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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“Cluck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cluck. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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