clodpoll

noun

ˈkläd-ˌpōl How to pronounce clodpoll (audio)
variants or clodpole
Definition of clodpollnext
as in mutt
a stupid person mistook the local farmers for a bunch of clodpolls who could be easily fleeced

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  1. mutt
  2. donkey
  3. stupid
  4. goose
  5. dim bulb
  6. natural
  7. numbskull
  8. know-nothing
Noun
  • It’s been a long time coming for Managing Partner Kathleen Klinger and her cohorts in ownership, one that’s seen this 3,600-square-foot former warehouse repurposed into a mecca for mutts — and cyclists.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The apartment was otherwise perfect for my needs; the three bedrooms and two full bathrooms offered plenty of space for my two kids, and my large rescue mutt would fit right into the dog-friendly building.
    Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of mutt
Noun
  • Initially, Political Pattie’s opened with a logo of the Democratic Party’s mascot, a donkey, and the Republican Party’s mascot, an elephant, but online backlash prompted the owners to paint over the logos.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
  • This list has some of the hottest interactive toys of the season — from a talking donkey that does yoga to a science lab to a realistic play kitchen.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of donkey
Noun
  • An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.
    Barry Levitt, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The stupid!
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 July 2021
Definition of stupid
Noun
  • However, one taste of genuine chocolate was enough to convince the James Beard Award-winning writer that the soul of cacao still exists, and to send him on a wild goose chase that would take him from the rainforests of Bolivia and Brazil to Belize and Guatemala to track it down in the wild.
    Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
  • There are also themes for Roz the robot, Brightbill the goose and Fink the fox.
    Jon Burlingame, Variety, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of goose
Noun
  • While there are dim bulbs in both parties, a special lighting area should be designed for Alabama Senator and former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville.
    Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Hamm's cop is on the case that involves moldy fast food, a deaf hitman and a bunch of dim bulbs not good at crimes.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
Definition of dim bulb
Noun
  • The 20-year-old looked a natural on the international stage despite having only made his first Premier League appearance three months earlier.
    The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
  • So its natural for some fans on social media to be curious about what Wendy Williams would have to say about the legal situation Diddy currently finds himself in.
    Angel Diaz, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of natural
Noun
  • Scott, likewise, packs his divisive prequels, Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, with a bunch of disposable and largely unsympathetic numbskulls.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Fey didn’t write this uneven comedy, but it’s got some of the same sophisticated satire of big-city elites that 30 Rock exudes, and Martin has a ball playing a pompous numbskull who doesn’t know that ponytails have been over for more than a decade.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
Definition of numbskull
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  • Instead, Fuego was a know-nothing machine that based its decisions on random choices and statistics.
    Jonathan Schaeffer, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2014
  • Who knew the know-nothing King in the North had capitalist ambition?
    Zoe Guy, Vulture, 2 July 2024
Definition of know-nothing
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