dunderhead
1Dunderhead — Dun der*head , n. [Prov. Eng. also dunderpoll, from dunder, same as thunder.] A dunce; a numskull; a blockhead. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …
2dunderhead — 1620s; the first element is obscure; perhaps from M.Du. doner, donder to thunder (Cf. BLUNDERBUSS (Cf. blunderbuss)) …
3dunderhead — ► NOUN informal ▪ a stupid person. DERIVATIVES dunderheaded adjective. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete Scots dunder, dunner «resounding noise» …
4dunderhead — [dun′dər hed΄] n. [< Du donder, thunder, assoc. by rhyme with BLUNDER (see BLUNDERBUSS) + HEAD] a stupid person; dunce dunderheaded adj …
5dunderhead — UK [ˈdʌndə(r)ˌhed] / US [ˈdʌndərˌhed] noun [countable] Word forms dunderhead : singular dunderhead plural dunderheads informal a stupid person …
6dunderhead — noun Etymology: perhaps from Dutch donder thunder + English head; akin to Old High German thonar thunder more at thunder Date: circa 1625 dunce, blockhead • dunderheaded adjective …
7dunderhead — dunderheaded, adj. dunderheadedness, n. /dun deuhr hed /, n. a dunce; blockhead; numbskull. Also called dunderpate /dun deuhr payt /. [1615 25; appar. < D dunder(kop) numbskull (dunder THUNDER + kop head) + HEAD] * * * …
8dunderhead — noun A stupid person; a dunce …
9dunderhead — Synonyms and related words: addlebrain, addlehead, addlepate, beefhead, blockhead, blubberhead, blunderhead, bonehead, bufflehead, cabbagehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, clodhead, clodpate, clodpoll, dolthead, dope, dullhead, dumbhead, dunderpate …
10dunderhead — dun|der|head [ˈdʌndəhed US ər ] n old fashioned [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch donder thunder + English head] someone who is stupid …
