Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dunderhead

/ˈdʌn.dɚ.hɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: dun-der-head
IPA: /ˈdʌn.dɚ.hɛd/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stupid person; a dunce.

Dated

Example Sentences

"You're the stupidest dunderhead I ever saw or ever heard of, so help me Moses!"
"Poor old fellow's a dunderhead. That's where it is in a nutshell. Never could make a living. […] Nice old chap as ever lived. Only impractical, dreamy. Gentle as a sheep—and no more capable of running that big, expensive plant than a motherly old ewe."
"Cheney & Company swooned over Mr. Chalabi because he was telling them what they wanted to hear. . . . A half-dozen dunderheads who thought they knew everything assumed they could control Mr. Chalabi and use him as the instrument of their utopian fantasies."
"I am the greatest earthbender in the world! Don't you dunderheads forget it."

Etymology

From dunder + head.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdʌn.dɚ.hɛd/
British English: /ˈdʌn.də.hɛd/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

dunderheads (plural) dinderhead (alternative, England)

Derived Forms

dunderheaded dunderheadism

Synonyms

dunce numskull blockhead bonehead lunkhead hammerhead knucklehead loggerhead muttonhead shithead dumbass fuckhead

Questions

How do you pronounce dunderhead?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʌn.dɚ.hɛd/.
What does dunderhead mean?: A stupid person; a dunce.
Where does dunderhead come from?: From dunder + head.

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