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"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "estúpid"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "imbècil"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "blb"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hňup"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pitomec"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "býttlingur"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "dylhøvd"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"word": "tollo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"word": "tomppeli"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"word": "typerys"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"word": "pölkkypää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"word": "imbécile"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Blödmann"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Tölpel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Trottel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Dummkopf"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Tölpel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Depp"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"word": "tökfilkó"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"word": "tökfej"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "amhlán"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "imbecille"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gurdus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "blennus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fungus"
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{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Laups"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "głupek"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bęcwał"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "imbecil"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bolván",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "болва́н"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "mūḍha",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "मूढ"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "amadan"
},
{
"code": "gd",
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"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "burraidh"
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{
"code": "gd",
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"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
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"word": "bachall"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"word": "estúpido"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "idiot"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
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"word": "träskalle"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "dumskalle"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "dumbom"
}
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"word": "dolt"
}
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{
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"ref": "1674, Charles Cotton, The Compleat Gamester",
"text": "Some by frequent Practice will never be dolted",
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