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Noun
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026 -
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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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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What began as conceptual satire about know-nothing critics with nothing to say became, Heidecker believes, more about the democratization of entertainment and the last days of Hollywood reverence.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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That said, what’s more insufferable—a skeptical know-it-all or a proud know-nothing?—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Precede the yelp with a cluck, and listen intently for half a minute or so.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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Chickens cluck as students rush to collect eggs.—
Alexa Liacko,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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If the eventual outcome hadn’t been so tragic, and if one of the people involved hadn’t been an absolute imbecile, and if there hadn’t been a dearth of actual romance, their meeting would have made for good romantic fiction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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Insulting this imbecile became the most rewarding pastime on earth.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Back in 1848, being called a goose was like being called a dunderhead.—
Neal Rubin,
Detroit Free Press,
26 June 2024
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But don't be too quick to write off these tiny critters as dunderheads.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
17 Apr. 2023
Noun
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Swipe it through the hummus, balanced in tahini and lemon, and mulchy muhammara twanging with pomegranate molasses, and casik, the Turkish variation of the region’s ubiquitous herbed yogurt and cucumber dip.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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This spinach-onion dip mashup is a no-brainer for your veggie tray.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And yet Danielle is currently playing The Traitors so poorly — making big, sloppy, conspicuous moves, alienating potential allies, and fancying herself an Oscar-winning actress while displaying community-center theatrics — that even scene-stealing ignoramus Tom Sandoval has taken notice.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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And finally, there is Remy (Guillaume Cyr), a well-meaning security guard at the Quebec Maple Association who is a bit of an ignoramus.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Dumb cluck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumb%20cluck. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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