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Noun
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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 -
But the new parking fees at Balboa Park are a whole new level of stupid.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 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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That said, what’s more insufferable—a skeptical know-it-all or a proud know-nothing?—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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How about the Hollywood know-nothings Susan Sarandon or Mark Ruffalo, who have so much to say about the suffering of Hamas terrorists but not a peep for people being brutalized and murdered by actual terrorists?—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Chickens cluck as students rush to collect eggs.—
Alexa Liacko,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The loneliness must’ve broken our poor Mister Killer, the sailors would cluck over his body.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Insulting this imbecile became the most rewarding pastime on earth.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Evil is insolent and strong; beauty enchanting but rare; goodness very apt to be weak; folly very apt to be defiant; wickedness to carry the day; imbeciles to be in great places, people of sense in small, and mankind generally unhappy.—
Sam Sacks,
WSJ,
18 Nov. 2016
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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In the current environment, gold ETFs can be particularly useful for investors who want to take advantage of the recent price dip but aren't ready to commit to physical ownership.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Lamborghini also saw a dip in operating income as a result of negative exchange rates and the decision to pivot away from a fully electric Lanzador in favor of a plug-in hybrid model instead, Winkelmann said.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 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 22 Mar. 2026.
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