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Noun Concept
Categories: Pointed hats, Child abuse, History of education, Slurs related to low intelligence, Human rights abuses
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dunce  dunderhead  numskull  blockhead  bonehead
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A stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence WordNet 3.0
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A stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Dunce is a mild insult in English meaning "a person who is slow at learning or stupid". Wikipedia
A person considered incapable of learning Wikidata
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead. Wiktionary
Someone who is stubborn, thick-skulled, or stupid. Wiktionary
A stupid person; a dunce. Wiktionary
A stupid person, a dunce. Wiktionary
A stupid person; a blockhead, a dolt. Wiktionary
A stupid person. Wiktionary (translation)
A dunce, mentally dull or stupid person. Wiktionary
Mentally dull or stupid person. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
stupid
ableism
stock character
DERIVATION
blockheaded
NAMED AFTER
Duns Scotus
USAGE DOMAIN
disparagement
WEARS
dunce cap
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead, dumbass, fuckhead
Wikipedia
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dunce
Wikidata
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dunce
Wiktionary
EN
blockhead, bonehead, dunderhead, hammerhead, loggerhead, numskull
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Literary dunce

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