dumb clucks

noun

plural of dumb cluck
as in thickheads

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  1. idiots
  2. morons
  3. dodoes
  4. clucks
  5. dim bulbs
  6. dips
  7. dolts
  8. dopes
Noun
  • Every fan base has idiots and every popular athlete attracts trolls.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Colocousis said people who think scam victims like him are gullible idiots don’t understand the sophistication of criminal organizations behind online fraud.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of idiots
Noun
  • There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.
    — McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of morons
Noun
  • After embarking on the quest to bring back dodos, the company also teamed up with the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation to create native habitats in which the bird survived before its extinction.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Colossal's de-extinction projects now span dodos, dire wolves, mammoths, and moas.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Definition of dodoes
Noun
  • Hens make a combination of clucks and yelps when calling to a gobbler.
    — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of clucks
Noun
  • Swap dim bulbs for brighter, warmer ones.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
  • That’s because well more than half of the universe’s stars are tiny, cool red dwarfs, dim bulbs with half to less than 10 percent of the sun’s mass.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of dim bulbs
Noun
  • While Taco Bell or other restaurant chains may take a temporary sales hit as headlines about the outbreak swirl, particularly in the states most affected by it, analysts said any dips in revenue or stock prices likely will not be prolonged.
    — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • On the other side of the haves and have-nots equation, states that had been on the upswing as far as production spending and activity only a few years ago have seen dips this quarter, including in Georgia, New Mexico and Illinois.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of dips
Noun
  • Woke scolds and anti-woke dolts alike objected to the image of Carpenter kneeling in front of a man who appears to be using her hair as a leash.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Definition of dolts
Noun
  • But hey, at least these dopes get a periodic recess, right?
    — David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Tyler has been off planting a false trail that the cops immediately fall for because Jericho law enforcement is three Normie dopes in a trench coat.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Definition of dopes
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