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tonto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • booby noun A foolish or dim-witted person.
  • clod noun A lump of earth, clay, or turf.
  • daft adj Foolish, silly, or lacking good sense.
  • dense adjective Having parts packed closely together; thick or crowded.
  • dim adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
  • dumb adj Stupid or unintelligent; showing poor judgment.
  • dumbbell noun A short handheld weight used for strength training, with a load on each end.
  • dummkopf noun A stupid person; a dolt, dimwit, or blockhead.
  • 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.
  • foolish adj Lacking good sense; unwise or silly.
  • goofy adj Silly, quirky, or good-naturedly ridiculous.
  • silly adjective Foolish or lacking good sense; done or said in a way that invites laughter.
  • stupid adj Lacking intelligence or common sense.

Senses

tonto is used for these senses in English:

  • booby A stupid person.
  • clod A stupid person; a dolt.
  • daft (chiefly, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Foolish, silly, stupid.
  • dense Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence. (of a person)
  • dim (colloquial) Not smart or intelligent.
  • dumbbell (pejorative, slang) A stupid person.
  • dummkopf A stupid person; a dolt, dimwit, or blockhead.
  • dummy A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.

booby — full definition

  1. noun A foolish or dim-witted person.
  2. noun A large tropical seabird related to gannets, once thought clumsy on land.

clod — full definition

  1. noun A lump of earth, clay, or turf.
  2. noun An awkward or foolish person.

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