as in idiot
a stupid person
don't be such a dummkopf that you give out private information
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Recent Examples of dummkopf
Pay attention, dummkopf, some serious things are about to happen.
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Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 27 Mar. 2020
Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 27 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dummkopf
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
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“Dummkopf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dummkopf. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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