Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A stupid person; a dunce.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A dull, stupid fellow; a blockhead; a numskull.
- To waste time foolishly; behave foolishly.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A heavy, stupid fellow; a blockhead; a numskull; an ignoramus; a dunce; a dullard.
- v. To behave foolishly.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a person who is not very bright
Etymologies
- Middle English dulte, from past participle of dullen, to dull, from dul, dull; see dull.
Examples
“If you look the word macho or machismo up in a good English/Spanish dictionary, the term dolt is usually included.”
“November can't come soon enough .... this dolt is toxic. ugogrl”
“Now Bush the dolt is not completely without fault, but to avoid FACTS like you people like to do to make the Democrats appear to be without fault here is laughable.”
“Anyone who believes this dolt is in it for anything but fame & fortune is out of his/her mind.”
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“This dolt is lucky, but his students are stuck with him.”
“If I ever see someone use the word dolt, simpleton or moron, I plan on being outraged.”
“Look up the word dolt in the dictionary, you will find your picture there.”
“Until the end of time, you will be known as the dolt who blew it when the chips were down.”
“Until the end of your days, you'll be known as the dolt who blew it when the chips were down.”
“At the end of time, you'll be known as the dolt who blew it when the chips were down.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘dolt’.
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4084 more...
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unkind words
unkind words or those refering them.
twit, gibe, blockhead, bonehead, cretin, dullard, imbecile, simpleton, clod, dunce, simp, ignoramus and 39 more...
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runciblespooner's list
skrimshanker, spooner, runcible, buffoon, bounder, dolt, palooka, ultracrepidation, umbrella, cunt, cancer
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I am costanza, lord of the "idiots"!
moron, dolt, knucklehead, buffoon, clown, imbecile, asinine, slow, witless, dimwitted, blockhead, clueless and 10 more...
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aeryk
im a killa nah im just kidding but i am funny
dumb ass, bored off my ass, dolt, obsessed with ass, marmotry

pomegranate My personal favorite epithet. Dec 4, 2007