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болва́н — meaning in English

bolvan

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English meaning

  • blockhead noun A stupid, slow-witted person.
  • clot noun A thickened, partly solid lump formed from a liquid, especially blood.
  • dimwit noun An informal, mildly insulting term for a stupid or slow-witted person.
  • dolt noun A stupid or slow-witted person.
  • doodle verb To draw or scribble absent-mindedly, usually while thinking about something else.
  • dumbbell noun A short handheld weight used for strength training, with a load on each end.
  • dummy noun A model or replica of a person or object, used as a stand-in.
  • fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  • gander noun An adult male goose.
  • goof noun A mistake or blunder.
  • Muppet noun A foolish or incompetent person (informal, often affectionate or mildly insulting).
  • mutt noun A dog of mixed or uncertain breed.
  • oaf noun A clumsy, foolish, or unrefined person.
  • pillock noun British informal term for a stupid or annoying person.

Senses

болва́н is used for these senses in English:

  • blockhead (colloquial) A stupid person.
  • clot A silly person.
  • dimwit (pejorative) A person who is deficient in intelligence.
  • dolt (pejorative) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
  • doodle (obsolete) A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person.
  • dumbbell (pejorative, slang) A stupid person.
  • dumdum (childish, _, or, _, endearing) An ignorant person; an idiot.
  • dummy A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.

clot — full definition

  1. noun A thickened, partly solid lump formed from a liquid, especially blood.
  2. verb To thicken and form a solid lump.
  3. noun A silly or foolish person (informal, chiefly British).

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