dumb cluck

noun

Definition of dumb clucknext
as in thickhead

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumb cluck
  1. stupid
  2. natural
  3. know-nothing
  4. cluck
  5. imbecile
  6. numbskull
  7. dunderhead
  8. dip
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
  • As teens, the two flaxen-haired boys were naturals at making funny and engaging Vines, the six-second video app that was a precursor to TikTok.
    Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
  • When Longoria auditioned, she was mainly known for her stint on The Young and the Restless (2001–2003) and turned out to be a natural for the part.
    Danny Horn, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of natural
Noun
  • Who knew the know-nothing King in the North had capitalist ambition?
    Zoe Guy, Vulture, 2 July 2024
  • That end would be a story not so different from the one told by Miles Davis of his encounter with a know-nothing politician’s wife at a White House reception.
    Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
Definition of know-nothing
Noun
  • Many still hunters use a step-step-pause cadence to mimic a deer waking or will cluck on a turkey call occasionally while scratching the leaves with a boot.
    Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Hypnotists hush our brains’ analytic tendencies: Shhhh, stop worrying about your tax return and cluck like a chicken.
    Emily Latimer, Longreads, 25 Jan. 2024
Definition of cluck
Noun
  • Evil is insolent and strong; beauty enchanting but rare; goodness very apt to be weak; folly very apt to be defiant; wickedness to carry the day; imbeciles to be in great places, people of sense in small, and mankind generally unhappy.
    Sam Sacks, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2016
  • Hard to accept that these imbeciles represent the people in our government.
    Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2016
Definition of imbecile
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
Noun
  • Back in 1848, being called a goose was like being called a dunderhead.
    Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2024
  • But don't be too quick to write off these tiny critters as dunderheads.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
Definition of dunderhead
Noun
  • Use it for everything from creaming butter and sugar to making creamy dips to whipping egg whites into meringues.
    Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
  • French onion soup and dip mix: This is an easy way to add extra flavor to the pot roast mixture.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of dip
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