"dumbhead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dumbheads [plural]
Etymology: From dumb + head or dumb + -head, calque of Dutch domkop through its early form dom cop. Compare German Dummkopf (“dumbhead”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|dumb|head}} dumb + head, {{suf|en|dumb|head}} dumb + -head, {{calque|en|nl|domkop|nocap=1}} calque of Dutch domkop, {{m|nl||dom cop}} dom cop, {{cog|de|Dummkopf|t=dumbhead}} German Dummkopf (“dumbhead”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dumbhead (plural dumbheads)
  1. (informal, derogatory) A stupid person. Tags: derogatory, informal Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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