stupe

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈstüp 

ˈstyüp

: a hot wet often medicated cloth applied externally (as to stimulate circulation)

stupe

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a stupid person : dolt

Synonyms

Noun (2)

• airhead
• birdbrain
• blockhead
• bonehead
• bubblehead
• chowderhead
• chucklehead
• clodpoll
• clodpole
• clot [British]
• cluck
• clunk
• cretin
• cuddy [British dialect]
• cuddie
• deadhead
• dim bulb [slang]
• dimwit
• dip
• dodo
• dolt
• donkey
• doofus [slang]
• dope
• dork [slang]
• dullard
• dum-dum
• dumbbell
• dumbhead
• dummkopf
• dummy
• dunce
• dunderhead
• fathead
• gander
• golem
• goof
• goon
• half-wit
• hammerhead
• hardhead
• idiot
• ignoramus
• imbecile
• jackass
• know-nothing
• knucklehead
• lamebrain
• loggerhead [chiefly dialect]
• loon
• lump
• lunkhead
• meathead
• mome [archaic]
• moron
• mug [chiefly British]
• mutt
• natural
• nimrod [slang]
• nincompoop
• ninny
• ninnyhammer
• nit [chiefly British]
• nitwit
• noddy
• noodle
• numskull
• numbskull
• oaf
• pinhead
• prat [British]
• ratbag [chiefly Australian]
• saphead
• schlub [slang]
• shlub
• schnook [slang]
• simpleton
• stock
• stupid
• thickhead
• turkey
• woodenhead
• yahoo
• yo-yo

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French, literally, tow, from Latin stuppa coarse part of flax, tow, from Greek styppē

Noun (2)

short for stupid

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1722, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

stupe

noun

ˈst(y)üp 

: a hot wet often medicated cloth applied externally (as to stimulate circulation)

a turpentine stupe