as in idiot
a stupid person
even a knucklehead like me can use this system
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Recent Examples of knucklehead
What kind of knuckleheads are behind this idea?
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Order had to be restored in the seventh inning as some knuckleheads with tickets pelted the field with balls, beers and basically anything that was nailed down.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Walz is more than a knucklehead.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 5 Oct. 2024
Agree, Doyle, the knucklehead line was effective.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Order had to be restored in the seventh inning as some knuckleheads with tickets pelted the field with balls, beers and basically anything that was nailed down.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Walz is more than a knucklehead.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 5 Oct. 2024
Agree, Doyle, the knucklehead line was effective.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knucklehead
stupid
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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