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dumhuvud — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blockhead noun A stupid, slow-witted person.
  • dope noun (informal) An illegal drug, especially marijuana or heroin.
  • dummy noun A model or replica of a person or object, used as a stand-in.
  • dunce noun Someone regarded as slow-witted or foolish, especially at learning.
  • ignoramus noun A person who is strikingly uninformed or unwilling to learn; a fool.
  • nincompoop noun A silly, foolish person.
  • stupid adj Lacking intelligence or common sense.

Senses

dumhuvud is used for these senses in English:

  • blockhead (colloquial) A stupid person.
  • dope (countable, 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.
  • ignoramus A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.
  • nincompoop (derogatory) A foolish or silly person. [from 16th c.]

dope — full definition

  1. noun (informal) An illegal drug, especially marijuana or heroin.
  2. noun Inside information, or useful facts about something.
  3. noun (informal) A foolish or stupid person.
  4. adj (slang) Excellent, impressive, cool.
  5. verb To give someone drugs, often secretly or illegally, or (in sports) to use banned performance-enhancing drugs.

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