Examples
“This numbskull is fantasizin 'that South Carolinians want to move on too.”
Sanford says it's time to move on, pressed on no wedding ring
“You'd better watch who you call a numbskull around here, "Jeff said evenly.”
“Cables: UK dismissive of 'numbskull' Zardari Leaked U.S. diplomatic cables reveal that British officials initially considered Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari a "numbskull" who would not last long in office.”
“But it's a colorful phrase, a blend of numb and nuts, a phrase that basically means "numbskull".”
“Leaked U.S. diplomatic cables reveal that British officials initially considered Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari a "numbskull" who would not last long in office.”
“LONDON - Leaked U.S. diplomatic cables reveal that British officials initially considered Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari a "numbskull" who would not last long in office.”
“Oh, and see below ....... the exact predictions made by REAL scientists (massive snowstorms, major flooding and a general increase in moisture) is being used by the deniers as some kind of numbskull refutation to the science!”
“He told the Americans his sister would lead if he was assassinated the Pakistani president was described as a "numbskull" by Sir Jock Stirrup, Britain's then chief of defence staff”
“What kind of numbskull allowed that picture of CUPE Local 82's President's daughter and son to be published in the Star and online too!”
“That’s not how individual lives work — what kind of numbskull would think that’s how an elected legislature functions?”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘numbskull’.
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Public List: Body Metaphors
Phrases that use body parts metaphorically.
neck of the woods, bone of contention, mouth of a river, teeth of the storm, heart of the matter, foot of the bed, eye of the storm, dogleg hole, finger lakes, headwaters, foothills, knik arm and 212 more...
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old timey talk
Words or Sayings from the 1920's or whatever that no one really uses anymore (at least in that context).
scram, bearcat, heavens to betsy, dick, double-cross, ducky, gams, goofy, hooch, jalopy, john, joe and 174 more...
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Gapeseeds and Muckworms - Compound De...
A list of compound derogatory names such as gapeseed, muckworm and lickspittle. Your one-word contributions to this list are welcome.
See sionnach's list derogatory terms I should use ...gapeseed, muckworm, lickspittle, makeweight, bootlicker, backscratcher, apple-polisher, backslapper, brownnoser, rakeshame, yesman, freeloader and 293 more...
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WF - nominal compounds (figurative)
An extensive list I have been working on for quite some time. Feel free to add more of the kind if you miss any.
brainstorming, upside, downside, goldplating, bikeshedding, mudslinging, downgrading, headhunter, streamlining, mainstreaming, gerrymandering, frontloading and 503 more...
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Insult Words
A rich collection of all the ways you can insult someone's intelligence.
idiot, cretin, moron, dimwit, nincompoop, meathead, addlepate, dingbat, dumbbell, dunce, fool, halfwit and 31 more...
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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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Just 'cause I like 'em, N
nurdled, naumachia, nystagmus, nephology, nigh, noctilucent, noctambulant, nocebo, neap, napiform, nacelle, node and 95 more...
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Hiroe's Words
facetious, bardic, twatwaffle, cattywampus, splendiferous, zomg, merf, fwaa, fnord, tortify, schwiz, blort and 225 more...
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dienekes's Words
chutzpah, lexicon, intrepid, pedagogical, schlemiel, schism, erudite, anathema, pugilist, jaunty, paradigm, automaton and 949 more...
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Derogative words
This list include words to insult people in an argument. Does not include words that are profanity.
moron, imbecile, harlot, schlump, nincompoop, simpleton, ignoramous, idiot, dolt, blockhead, dunderhead, numbskull and 32 more...
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words I don't like very much
many frequently used by moms; words that sound dirtier than they are
crisp, grunge, cuddle, puke, smear, voucher, manipulate, fodder, coddle, fecund, chunk, hunk and 71 more...
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Way Less Than A Genius
...but way smarter than asphalt ;)
doofus, dope, dunce, dork, dingaling, idiot, fool, dodo, bonehead, futz, retard, ditz and 35 more...
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Supercilious putdowns
You (...)
bumpkin, oaf, deadbeat, dullard, chump, dimwit, gombeen, dolt, blockhead, goon, knucklehead, nincompoop and 3 more...
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I'm Surrounded by Idiots
Ways to say someone is stupid, inept, etc. (nouns)
idiot, moron, ignoramus, dummy, dumbass, stupid, bonehead, meathead, featherbrain, scatterbrain, dumb, twit and 60 more...
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Novelties & beauties
Fun new-to-me expressions and language usages.
dissolve into, highfalutin, rabble-rousing, numbskull, metastasize, mollify
Tweets
Looking for tweets for numbskull.

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