Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dodipole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dodipole
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An old person with impaired intellect; a dotard, idiot or lunatic.

Derogatory; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"But some will say, our curate is naught, an asshead, a dodipole, a lack-latin, and can do nothing: Shall I pay him my tithes, that doth us no good or none will do? Yea, I say, thou must pay him his due; and if he be such a one, complain to the bishop."
"No remedy; you must be dieted, and let blood in the Cephalica vein of asses, fools, dolts, ideots, dunces, dodipolles, and so forth infinitely; and never trust me, if you be not as tame-tongued, and barren-witted, as other honest men of Lombardy and the Low Countries."

Etymology

Possibly from dote (“to be senile”) + poll (“head”)

Usage

Inflected Forms

dodipoles (plural) dotipole (alternative)

Synonyms

dotard mimmerkin

Questions

What does dodipole mean?: An old person with impaired intellect; a dotard, idiot or lunatic.
Where does dodipole come from?: Possibly from dote (“to be senile”) + poll (“head”)

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