S
STUPID - STUPIDNESS
STUPID - adjectives
• ADDLE stupid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADDLE-BRAINED confused, muddled, stupid ...1866
• ADDLE-HEADED confused, muddled, stupid ...a1670
• ADDLE-PATED confused, muddled, stupid, doltish, thick-headed ...1630
• AGGERHEADED dull, stupid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AIRBRAINED stupid, silly ...Amer. sl.
• AIRHEADED stupid, giddy ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
• AMOEBA-BRAINED stupid ...a1967 Amer. sl.
• ANSERINE stupid, foolish, silly
• ANSEROUS as stupid as a goose; silly, foolish ...1826
• ASSHOLE stupid; contemptible; damned ...1935 Amer. sl.
• AUVISH silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
• AWF-STRUCKEN silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AWVISH silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
• BALD-HEADED stupid, foolish ...L19 US Black sl.
• BATTLE-HEADED. stupid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAZED stupefied; stupid ...Bk1911 Sc.
• B.B.-BRAINED stupid ...1960s US sl.
• BEDAFT † foolish, stupid ...1572
• BEDWADDLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEEF-BRAINED † thick-headed, stupid ...1627
• BEEF-WITTED thick-headed, stupid, dull in wits, doltish ...1606
• BEETLE-HEADED dull, stupid ...1553-87
• BEHIND THE DOOR WHEN BRAINS WERE GIVEN OUT stupid ...1969 Aust. sl.
• BESOM-HEADED weak-minded, foolish, stupid ...1864
• BESOM-SCAUPED weak-minded, stupid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BETOTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BETOTTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEWATTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BIGOTED stupid, self-willed (without reference to any religious intolerance) ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIRD-BRAINED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1922 sl.
• BLAIT stupid, easily imposed on ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUFFLE-HEADED stupid-looking ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOFFLED baffled, confused, rendered stupid ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BONE-HEADED thick-headed; stupid ...1903 US colloq.
• BOOF-HEADED gullible; foolish; stupid ...c1930 Aust. sl.
• BOTHER-HEADED stupid, thick-headed, muddled ...1872
• BUFFLE-BRAINED stupid, foolish ...1900 Amer. dial.
• BURBLE-HEADED stupid, confused ...19C Sc.
• BURIED IN A NAPKIN asleep, stupid ...19C sl.
• CABBAGE-HEADED having a large, round head; stupid ...1846 Amer. sl.
• CAKE stupid, foolish, daft ...L19 sl.
• CAKEY stupid, foolish, daft; half-witted ...L19 sl.
• CAKY weak of intellect, silly ...1879 Eng. dial.
• CALFISH stupid, untrained, immature ...L16
• CALSHIE crabbed, ill-tempered, surly ...1873 Sc.
• CALVISH doltish, stupid ...1570
• CEMENT-HEADED stupid, foolish ...1962 Amer. sl.
• CHUCKLE-HEADED stupid, foolish ...M18
• CHUMP stupid, gullible ...20C sl.
• CHUMP-ASS stupid, gullible ...20C sl.
• CHUMPISH stupid, gullible ...20C sl.
• CLAY-BRAINED dull, doltish; stupid; with brains made of clay ...1596
• CLODPOLISH stupid ...20C US colloq.
• CLOD-SKULLED stupid; oafish ...18C Brit. colloq.
• CLUCKY stupid; oafish ...20C US colloq.
• CLUELESS foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1943 sl.
• COB not cool; stupid ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CORKY stupid, foolish ...2000s US Black sl.
• CULVER-HEADED thick-headed, stupid ...19C Eng. dial.
• CUNNING AS A DEAD PIG stupid ...1705 colloq.
• DADLESS useless, stupid ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFF stupid, dull, idiotic ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFT silly, stupid, foolish, half-witted, mad ...c1325 Sc., Ireland, and Eng. dial.
• DAFT AS A BRUSH, AS extremely stupid; very silly; crazy ...1945 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
• DAFTISH somewhat silly, foolish, or stupid; somewhat slow of intellect, in some degree deranged ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAGGY stupid, unpleasant ...20C Aust. sl.
• DAISKET stupid, dazed, slow ...1880 Sc.
• DAKES-HEADED stupid, dull ...1893 Eng. dial.
• DAMFOOL damnably foolish; silly; stupid and irritating ...c1895 colloq.
• DAMISHT stupid, silly ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAMMERTIT stupid ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAMN-FOOL damnably foolish; silly; stupid and irritating ...19C colloq.
• DAMP foolish, stupid; crazy ...L19 sl.
• DANGFOOL stupid and irritating ...L19 sl.
• DARK stupid, slow-witted, ignorant ...a1660 sl.
• DARNFOOL wretched, nasty; silly; stupid and irritating ...1780s
• DASTARDLY † inert of mind or action; stupid, dull ...1567
• DAUPET silly, stupid, foolish, imbecile ...1788 Sc.
• DAUSEY stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWPIT silly, stupid, foolish, imbecile ...1788 Sc.
• DAWSIE stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWSY stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEAD having no knowledge; exceedingly stupid; dense ...1900s sl.
• DEAD-ALIVE dull, inactive, spiritless; stupid ...1591 chiefly US
• DEAD-AND-ALIVE dull, inactive, spiritless, stupid ...a1862 chiefly US
• DEADASS very boring, feeble, or very stupid ...20C Amer. sl.
• DEAD-ASS STUPID completely stupid ...1985 Amer. sl.
• DEAD FROM THE NECK BOTH WAYS exceedingly stupid ...1924 Amer. sl.
• DEAD FROM THE NECK UP exceedingly stupid ...1911 Amer. sl.
• DEAD-LIVERED dead-alive; stupid, dull, sluggish ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEAD-TO-THE-NECK exceedingly stupid ...1952 Amer. sl.
• DEAF † dull, stupid; absurd ...c1440
• DEASKED adj. besotted; stupid, bewildered ...B1900 Sc.
• DESKIT stupid; bewildered ...B1900 Sc.
• DIK stupid ...1978 S. Afr.
• DILLED driven stupid ...1851 Eng. dial.
• DIM foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1892 sl.
• DIM-WITTED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1940 sl.
• DINGBATS stupid, foolish ...1950 Aust. sl.
• DINSH dull, stupid ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DOF stupid ...S. Afr. colloq.
• DON'T KNOW ENOUGH TO POUND SAND IN A RAT-HOLE very stupid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DOOFLESS idiotic, stupid, dull ...1970s US sl.
• DOPEY stupid; inane ...1895 Amer.
• DOPY foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1903 sl., orig. US
• DORBELLICAL † stupid, very awkward or clumsy ...1592 nonce word
• DORKY stupid ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DOWFART dull, stupid ...E18 Sc. arch.
• DOZEY foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1924 Brit. sl.
• DOZY foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1924 Brit. sl.
• DROOLY stupid, unpopular ...1940s US sl.
• DULL AS A BEETLE dull, stupid ...1520
• DUMB foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1823 sl.
• DUMB AS A BEETLE dull, stupid ...1566
• DUMB AS A DEEP SEA OYSTER very dull or stupid ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• DUMB AS A MUD FENCE very stupid ...2004 US sl.
• DUMB-ASS stupid, foolish ...1957 US sl.
• DUMB-ASSED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1957 US sl.
• DUMB AS TWO SHORT PLANKS said of someone who is very stupid ...1989 Can. sl.
• DUMBSHIT stupid ...1967 US sl.
• DUNCICAL * like a dunce or blockhead; stupid, dull-witted, doltish ...1588
• DUNDER-HEADED ponderously stupid, thick-headed ...1825
• DUNSTICAL † dull-witted, stupid, blockheaded, simple-minded ...1563
• EAT UP WITH THE DUMB ASS very stupid ...1984 US sl.
• EROS AND CUPID stupid ...1990s rhyming sl.
• FAT-BRAINED foolish, stupid ...L18 sl.
• FAT-HEADED dull, stupid ...c1510
• FATUOUS foolish, vacantly silly, stupid, besotted, infatuated ...1633
• FAT-WITTED of slow wit, dull, thick-headed, stupid ...1596
• FEW PICKLES SHORT OF BARREL, A stupid; crazy, eccentric ...1941 sl.
• FEW SANDWICHES SHORT OF A PICNIC, A stupid; crazy, eccentric ...20C sl.
• FISH foolish, stupid ...1980 Amer. dial.
• FLOCK-PATED † silly, stupid, foolish; giddy; having a head or brains like wool ...?1640
• FROST-BRAINED † stupid, dull ...1592
• GACKY stupid, odd ...2000s sl.
• GALE-HEADED stupid, heavy ...1810 Eng. dial.
• GARRICK awkward, stupid ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GAY not cool, totally stupid ...20C teen & high school sl.
• GLAIKIT stupid, careless, foolish ...1889 Sc.
• GOOSEY foolish, stupid. silly, light-headed, witless ...1919 Amer. dial.
• GORMIN' clumsy, stupid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GORMLESS foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...c1746 sl.
• GROUT-HEADED † thick-headed, stupid ...1578 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GUPPY foolish, stupid, silly ...c1930 sl.
• HAGGIS-HEADED soft-headed, foolish, stupid ...1715 Sc.
• HALF-FOOL stupid, ignorant, half-witted ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALF-HARD stupid ...20C Brit. sl.
• HALF-HEADED half-intelligent; stupid, deficient in intellect ...1621-31
• HALF-MAST stupid ...20C Brit. sl.
• HALF-WITTED not having all one's wits; imbecile; foolish; stupid ...1712
• HAME-HEADED stupid ...1937 Amer. dial.
• HAMMER-HEADED dull in intellect; stupid ...1552
• HAREBRAIN stupid and heedless ...M16
• HARE-BRAINED stupid and heedless, reckless; rash, wild, mad ...1548
• HAWFISH silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
• HAWKED stupid, foolish ...1790 Sc.
• HEADLESS of things, actions, etc.: senseless, stupid ...1586
• HEAVY † slow of understanding, inapprehensive, dull, stupid ...c1300
• HEAVY-HEADED dull, stupid ...1590
• IDLE-MINDED slow-witted; wandering in mind; dull and stupid ...1967 Amer. dial.
• IGNORANT AS PADDY'S PIG very stupid ...1974 NZ sl.
• INSIPIENT * void of wisdom, understanding, or intellect; unwise, foolish, stupid ...1528
• JOBBERNOWL stupid, dunderheaded ...1828 colloq.
• JUGHEADED blockheaded; doltish, stupid ...1939 Amer. sl.
• KNOCK-SOFTLY stupid, foolish ...1887 Eng. dial.
• KNOW-NOTHING very ignorant; stupid ...a1825
• LACK-THOUGHT wanting or lacking thought; foolish, stupid, vacant ...1829
• LAME socially unsophisticated; naive; 'square'; hence, easily imposed upon; stupid; inept; ineffectual; incompetent; unaware; inexperienced ...1935 US sl., esp. Black usage
• LAME-BRAINED stupid, doltish ...1922 US sl.
• LEAN-WITTED silly, stupid, foolish; having little sense or shrewdness ...1593
• LEATHER-BRAINED stupid ...20C US colloq.
• LEATHER-HEADED stupid, foolish, slow-witted ...a1668
• LEFT-WITTED * dull, stupid, foolish, silly ...1616
• LIGHT stupid ...1967 US Black sl.
• LOBBERHEADED stupid ...20C US colloq.
• LOGGEREDY-HEADED stupid, doltish, dull; stubborn ...1964 Amer. dial.
• LOGGERHEADED stupid, dull, doltish; stubbornly at odds ...1806 Amer. dial.
• LOG-HEADED stupid, dull, doltish; stubbornly at odds ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LOGY dull, stupid ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LOLO insane, crazy; foolish, dull, stupid ...1938 Hawaii
• LONG-EARED stupid ...1910s sl.
• LOOBY clumsy, awkward, doltish, stupid ...1953 Amer. dial.
• LUBBERLY stupid ...M16
• MAD AS A BRUSH crazy, stupid ...1945 UK sl.
• MAFFLING blundering, clumsy, foolish, stupid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAWMSEY sleepy, stupid, esp. from want of rest or from over-drinking ...1879 Eng. dial.
• MAZLING stupid, foolish, confused ...1885 Eng. dial.
• MEAT-HEADED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1949 sl., chiefly US
• MELL-HEADED large and square-headed; stupid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIZZLE-WITTED mentally dull, witless, stupid ...1935 Amer. dial.
• MONG stupid, dull ...1970s sl.
• MONGIE dull, stupid ...c1975 teen sl.
• MONGISH stupid ...1980 teen sl.
• MONGY stupid, dull ...1970s sl.
• MOSSY dull, stupid ...c1595 jocular
• MUDDY-BRAINED stupid, dull-witted; confused in mind ...1634
• MULLET-HEADED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1857 US sl.
• MUSH-BRAINED stupid; sentimental; nonsensical ...1980s sl.
• MUSH-FACED stupid, foolish ...1910s sl.
• MUTTON-HEADED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1768 sl.
• NAIL-HEADED stupid, doltish ...1936
• NARROW stupid, foolish ...Bk1902 sl.
• NEEP-HEADED stupid, dull ...1875 Sc.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO CARRY GUTS TO A BARREL ignorant, stupid ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO CARRY GUTS TO A BEAR ignorant, stupid ...1914 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO EAT PEAS OUT OF A BOTTLE said of one who seems very stupid ...1970 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO GO TO MILL stupid ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO LAP ALUM AND DROOL very stupid, ignorant ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO LEAD A GOOSE TO WATER stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO TOTE GUTS TO A BEAR ignorant, stupid ...1960 Amer. dial.
• NOT HAVE ALL ONE'S BUTTONS deficient in intellect; stupid ...1860 sl.
• NOT KNOW ANY MORE THAN ADAM'S OFF-OX ignorant; stupid ...1978 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW AS MUCH AS A LAST YEAR'S BIRD NEST very stupid, ignorant ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW SIC 'EM very ignorant or stupid ...1907 Amer. dial.
• NOT THE FULL QUID stupid, crazy, eccentric ...1944 Aust. & NZ sl.
• NUMB dull, stupid, dumb; clumsy; not very alert or unaware ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NUMBER THAN A HAKE stupid ...1979 Amer. dial.
• NUMB-HEADED stupid, dull ...1856 Amer. dial.
• OAFING stupid, foolish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OAF-LOOKING having a look of stupidity ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OAF-ROCK'D half-witted, stupid, foolish, silly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OBSTUPEFACT †* stupefied; stupid ...1601
• OFF ONE'S KNACKERS insane, stupid ...2000s sl.
• PADDY AND MICK stupid ...20C UK rhyming sl. for 'thick'
• PADDY QUICK stupid ...M19 rhyming sl. for 'thick'
• PAINT stupid; time-wasting ...2000s US Black sl.
• POINTY-HEADED stupid; idiotic ...1968 Amer. sl.
• PORANGI mad, eccentric, stupid ...M19 NZ (Maori)
• RAATID furious; very angry; stupid ...1940s W. Indies. & UK Black sl.
• RAM-HEADED stupid, thick-headed, dull ...1813
• RAMISED witless, stupid ...a1838 Sc.
• RAMISHED witless, stupid ...a1838 Sc.
• RAM-SKULLED thick in the skull, stupid, dense ...1793 Sc.
• RATTLE-BRAINED talkative; flighty; harebrained; silly; stupid; prone to confusion; foolish; unable to concentrate ...1868 Sc.
• SACKLESS lacking common sense; silly; foolish; stupid; thoughtless; useless, awkward ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAD AS ANY MALLET, AS dull, stupid ...1645
• SAGGER-YEDDED stupid, foolish ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAM-SODDEN 'half-baked', stupid ...1891 Eng. dial.
• SAM-ZODDEN stupid, half-baked ...1891 Eng. dial.
• SAM-ZODY stupid, soft ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SAM-ZOED stupid, soft ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SANDWICH SHORT OF A BISCUIT, A not completely sane, stupid ...1992 UK sl.
• SAP-HEADED foolish, silly, stupid, witless ...1665
• SAPPY foolish, stupid ...M17 sl.
• SART-AND-FAIR stupid, senseless, idiotic ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SAWDUST-BRAINED stupid; block-headed ...E20 US sl.
• SAWNEY foolish, stupid, weak; foolishly sentimental ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SCHLEPPY awkward, clumsy, stupid ...1970s US sl.
• SHADY stupid, dense ...M19 sl., orig. university
• SHIT-BRAINED stupid, brainless ...1970s sl.
• SHORT OF A SHEET crazy; mentally deficient; stupid ...B1900 sl.
• SICK silly, stupid; extremely eccentric; mad ...20C Aust. sl.
• SILLY-ARSE stupid, foolish ...1910s sl., chiefly US
• SILLY AS A BAG extremely silly or stupid ...1930s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A HATFUL OF WORMS very silly or stupid ...1950s sl., orig. Aust.
• SILLY AS A TWO-BOB WATCH extremely silly or stupid...1940s Aust. sl.
• SILLY AS A WET HEN extremely foolish, silly, or stupid ...1980s NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A WHEEL extremely foolish, silly or stupid ...1950s Aust. sl.
• SILLY AS A WOOLWORTH'S WATCH extremely silly or stupid...1940s Aust. sl.
• SILLY-ASS stupid, foolish ...1910s sl., chiefly US
• SILLY-ASSED stupid, foolish ...1910s sl., chiefly US
• SILLY-BORN stupid, foolish ...1940s sl.
• SKIT-BRAINED stupid; contemptible ...1553
• SOFT-HEADED feeble-minded; stupid; simple ...colloq.
• STOCKISH stupid or dull
• STULTY †* foolish, stupid ...1387-8
• SUMPHISH stupid ...1728 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TACO (derogatory) inhabited by or characteristic of Mexicans; cheap; stupid; lazy ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TACOU foolish, stupid ...20C W. Indies sl.
• TAIVERT stupid, foolish, muddle-headed, slow-witted, half-witted ...1818 Sc.
• TAKE YOUR PICK stupid, foolish ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'thick'
• TAVERT stupefied with drink; stupid, muddle-headed, slow-witted, half-witted ...1818 Sc.
• THICK foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...a1800 sl.
• THICK IN THE HEAD stupid, dull, slow of comprehension ...1871 Sc.
• THICK-LISTED dull, stupid ...1777 Eng. dial.
• THORTY thoughtless, half-witted, stupid ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TIMBER-HEADED wooden-headed, stupid, dense or obtuse in intellect ...1666
• TWO APPLES SHORT OF A BISCUIT not completely sane, crazy, stupid ...1992 UK sl.
• TWO BRICKS SHORT OF A LOAD stupid; crazy, eccentric ...20C sl.
• UNASINOUS agreeing in stupidity ...1656
• UNCUNNING ignorant, stupid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNGAIN disagreeable; intractable, troublesome; unsteady, wild; stupid ...1895 Eng. dial.
• UP AGAINST THE WALL foolish, stupid ...1960s US college sl.
• VEGETABLE brainless; very stupid ...1970s US college sl.
• WAFF of persons: feeble in body or mind, weak, exhausted, spiritless, stupid, ineffective ...1822 Sc.
• WAFF-LIKE of persons: feeble in body or mind, weak, exhausted, spiritless, stupid, ineffective ...1822 Sc.
• WANTING IN THE UPPER STORY stupid ...1885 sl.
• WOMBAT-HEADED stupid, fat-headed ...1971 Aust. sl.
• YARRA mad, insane, stupid, eccentric ...1943 Aust. sl.
• ZAM-ZODY stupid, soft ...1889 Eng. dial.
• ZAM-ZOED stupid, soft ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• ZATENFARE stupid, senseless, idiotic ...1746 Eng. dial.
• ZAWKIN stupid, thick-headed ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
STUPID - nouns
• BOOBOISIE boobs as a class, stupid people ...E20 US sl.
• FOOD FOR THE SQUIRRELS a stupid job, task, or scheme ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOOL FILE a mythical library of the stupidest things ever said ...1991 US sl.
• POINTED HEAD a stupid, dunce-like mind; a brainless cranium ...1940s Amer. sl.
• QUADDLIN a semi-imbecile, stupid manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUIDDLING a semi-imbecile, stupid manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SIX HAT AND A FIFTY SHIRT descriptive of a stupid, strong fellow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STRONG BACK AND A WEAK MIND descriptive of a stupid, strong fellow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
STUPID - nouns, person
• ADDLE-BRAIN a stupid or half-witted fellow; a foolish bungler; a dullard ...1880
• AH-AH a stupid person ...1928 Amer. dial.
• A-HOLE an asshole; a very stupid or annoying person
• AIRBRAIN a stupid person ...US sl.
• AIRHEAD a stupid person ...US sl.
• ALL-AMERICAN CHUMP a stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ANIMAL a fool; an oaf; a stupid person ...L16
• APPLEKNOCKER a stupid person; used as a general term of abuse ...1939 Amer. dial.
• ASS a fool; a stupid or foolish person; an oaf ...20C sl.
• ASSEN-HEAD a blockhead; a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASSFACE an unpleasant, stupid person ...1990s US campus sl.
• ASS-HEAD a blockhead; a stupid person; a fool; an idiot ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASSINEGER a fool, a simpleton, a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASSINEGO a fool, a simpleton, a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASSNEGER a fool, a simpleton, a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATTWOOD a foolish fellow; a stupid person; a blockhead; a simpleton ...1894 Eng. dial.
• AUMERIL a stupid, unmethodical person ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AUMRIE a very stupid person ...B1900 Sc.
• AUNT HAGGIE'S CHILDREN any stupid, lazy, despised people ...1985 Bermuda sl.
• AVER a stupid person ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AWK a stupid, clumsy person ...1811 Eng. dial.
• AWPS a stupid, clumsy, gawky person ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BAALTY-BRAINS a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABOON an ugly or uncouth person; a stupid person; an inferior person; an oaf, a jerk; also, a term of abuse ...c1500
• BACON-BRAINS a fool, a stupid clodhopper, a clownish blockhead ...a1634
• BAFFIN a soft, stupid person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BAKEBRAIN (derogatory) someone with limited or damaged mental faculties; a fool, an idiot; a stupid person ...1949 US sl.
• BAKEHEAD a stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BATTLE-HEAD a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEAN-HEAD a dull, stupid person ...1919 Amer. sl.
• BEFF a stupid person ...19C Sc.
• BEFFAN a soft, stupid person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEFFIN a soft, stupid person ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BESOM-HEAD a foolish or stupid person; a blockhead ...1864
• BEZOM-HEAD a foolish, stupid person ...1889 Eng. dial.
• BICKER a rough, stupid, and noisy person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIG BOOB a stupid fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BIG CHUMP a stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG CLUCK a stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG CLUNK a stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BILLY-MINAWKY a foolish or stupid fellow ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIMBETTE an adolescent or teenager considered sexually attractive but of limited intelligence ...1982 sl., orig. US
• BIMBO a young woman considered sexually attractive but of limited intelligence ...1927 sl., orig. US
• BIRDSEED a silly or stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIVOLOPUS a very stupid person ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BLISTER (derogatory) a stupid person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BLOCKHEADESS a female blockhead; a stupid woman ...1827 nonce word
• BLUMF a dull, stupid fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUNKART a stupid person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUNT a stupid fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUNTIE † a stupid person; one not sharp of wits; a sniveller ...1768 obs. exc. Sc.
• BOG-STALKER an idle, lounging, stupid fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BONEHEAD a stupid person ...sl.
• BONE-TOP a dull or stupid fellow; one who makes blunders ...1919 Amer. dial.
• BOOB a stupid person, a dolt, a blockhead; a silly or childish person ...1909 sl.
• BOOBY a silly, stupid, or childish person ...E17
• BOODLE a stupid person, a dolt, a blockhead ...1862 sl.
• BOUFF a stupid, blundering fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOZO a dull-witted, stupid person; a lout ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BRAINLESS BRAWN descriptive of a stupid, strong fellow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BROAD WITH A SOFT CONK a stupid or silly woman ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BUFFLEHEAD a fool, a blockhead, a simpleton, a stupid person, a silly person, an ignoramus ...1659
• BUG a stupid or silly person ...1900 Amer. college sl.
• BUTT a stupid or contemptible person ...1993 Amer. sl.
• BUTT PLUG a stupid or contemptible person ...1993 Amer. sl.
• CABBAGE (derogatory) a stupid, dull, inactive person; a silly person ...1887 Amer. sl.
• CABBAGE-HEAD a brainless fellow; a thickhead ...1682
• CAKE a foolish or stupid fellow ...1785 Eng. dial. & sl.
• CALF a fool, a simpleton; a stupid or loutish person; an awkward or silly boy or man; a meek, harmless person ...1553 sl.
• CALF-LOLLY † a stupid fellow; a dolt ...1708.
• CALF'S HEAD a stupid, witless individual ...1600 sl.
• CAPON an idiot, a dull, stupid person; a term of reproach ...1542
• CEMENTHEAD a blockhead, a fool, a stupid person ...1949 Amer. sl.
• CHEESEDICK a disgusting or contemptible fellow; a stupid person ...1986 US sl.
• CHEESEDIX a disgusting or contemptible fellow; a stupid person ...1986 US sl.
• CHEESE DONG a disgusting or contemptible fellow; a stupid person ...1986 US sl.
• CHEESE-HEAD a stupid, awkward person ...1919 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN-HEAD a dull, stupid person ...1919 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN'S HEAD a stupid, immature girl ...1960s US Black sl.
• CHIEF a stupid person ...1990s US sl.
• CHOWDERBRAIN a fool, a stupid person ...1960 US sl.
• CHOWDERHEAD a stupid person, a fool, a blockhead; a muddle-headed person; a dunce ... 1682 sl.
• CHUCKLEHEAD a fool; a silly person; a stupid person ...1731
• CHUCKLE-PATE a stupid fellow; a blockhead ...1820
• CLOD a stupid person ...L16
• CLODPATE a stupid fellow, a blockhead, a dolt, an oaf ...1636
• CLOUTER-HEAD a foolish, stupid person; one deficient in understanding ...c1861 Eng. dial.
• CLUCK a stupid oaf; a fool ...20C US colloq.
• CLUCKHEAD a stupid oaf ...20C US colloq.
• CLUMPERTON † a clown, a clodhopper; a countryman; a silly or stupid fellow ...c1534
• COD'S-HEAD a stupid fellow, a fool, a blockhead; a dupe ...1566
• COOF a silly or stupid person ...1715 chiefly Sc.
• CRACKED EGG a silly or stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CUDDIE a stupid person ...Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CUDDY a stupid person ...Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAFTIE a stupid, silly or foolish person ...1872 colloq.
• DAG a stupid or unpleasant person ...Aust. sl.
• DAKES-HEAD a spiritless, stupid person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DASIBERD † a stupid fellow, a fool, a dullard, a simpleton ... c1400
• DATE a foolish, silly, stupid, or weak person ...1914 UK sl.
• DAWCAKE a stupid, silly, awkward person ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DAWCOCK † a stupid, silly, awkward fellow, a simpleton, a fool ...1556 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DAWKAWK a stupid, silly, awkward person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAWKIN a dull, stupid person, a simpleton, a fool ...1565 Eng. dial.
• DEACON (derogatory) an excessively stupid or unpleasant person ...20C teen sl.
• DEADASS. a lazy or stupid person; a boring or feeble person; an absolute dullard ...1959 Amer. sl.
• DEAD-HEAD a stupid person ...1930s US Black sl.
• DEAD MEAT a dull, stupid person ...1980s sl.
• DEADNECK a very stupid person ...1910s sl.
• DEAF-HEAD a stupid, dull fellow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DIMBO a stupid person ...1977 Can. sl.
• DIMMO a stupid person ...1977 Can. sl.
• DING-A-LING a fool; an oaf; an odd, giddy person who hears bells; a dull, stupid person; a silly or light-headed person ...1935 US sl.
• DINGBAT a dull, stupid person; a fool; a silly or light-headed person ...1915 Amer. dial.
• DINGDONG a dull, stupid person; a fool; an oaf; a silly or light-headed person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DINGLEBERRY an oaf; a person stupid enough to ingest dingleberries while performing anilingus ...20C US sl.
• DIP a stupid, sloppy oaf; a foolish person ...1932 sl.
• DIPSHIT a person of no consequence and no intelligence; a stupid jerk, an oaf ...1962 US sl.
• DIPSTICK an inept fool; an idiot; a jerk; a stupid or contemptible person; an oaf ...1963 US sl.
• DIZZARD † a foolish, stupid, or silly fellow; an idiot, a blockhead; a weak-minded person ...1547 obs. or arch.
• DOBBIE a stupid fellow; a blockhead, a fool, a simpleton, a dolt; a childish old man, a dotard; an awkward fellow, a clown ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DOCUS a stupid fellow ...1819 Sc.
• DODDY-PATE † a stupid person, a blockhead, a fool, a dunce ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DODUNK a stupid, simple person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DOOBIE a dull, stupid fellow; a fool, a simpleton; a dunce ...19C Sc.
• DOODLE-BRAIN a general insult; a stupid person, a fool ...1990s Aust. teen sl.
• DOODLE-HEAD a general insult; a stupid person, a fool ...1990s Aust. teen sl.
• DORK a stupid or ridiculous person; a jerk, a nerd ...1960 sl.
• DOTTEREL a silly, stupid person, esp. one who is easily duped ...Eng. dial.
• DOWF a spiritless, stupid, or gloomy person ...LME Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DOWFART a dull or stupid person ...E18 Sc. arch.
• DROMEDARY a stupid bungling person ...M16 now Eng. dial.
• DRONGO a stupid, foolish, or incompetent person ...M20 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DROOLY a stupid, unpopular person ...1940s US sl.
• DRUGGLE † a term of contempt or reproach: apparently a heavy, stupid, spiritless or cowardly fellow ...1611
• DRUMBLEDORE a heavy, sluggish, stupid fellow ...1881
• DUH-BRAIN a stupid person ...2006 UK sl.
• DULMAN † a dull or stupid person; used humorously as a proper name ...1615
• DUMB ASS a stupid person ...1958 US sl.
• DUMBBELL an oaf; a stupid or unthinking person ...1918 US colloq.
• DUMB BUNNY a stupid person; an oaf ...M20 US sl.
• DUMB CLUCK a stupid oaf; a person as stupid as a chicken; a fool ...1948 Aust. & US colloq.
• DUMB DORA a stupid woman ...1922 sl., orig. US
• DUMB-DUMB a stupid oaf; a dull, heavy lummox ...M20 US sl.
• DUMBELL an oaf; a stupid or unthinking person ...E20 US colloq.
• DUMBFUCK a despicable, stupid person ...1950 US sl.
• DUMBLEDORE a stupid fellow, a dolt, a blockhead ...1777 Eng. dial.
• DUMBO a dolt, a fool; a large and stupid oaf ...1932 US sl.
• DUMBSHIT a stupid oaf; an imbecile ...1961 US sl.
• DUM-DUM a silly or stupid person ...Amer. World War I sl.
• DUMMOCK a stupid or mischievous child ...19C Eng. dial.
• DUMMY a stupid oaf ...L16
• DUNDERCLUNK a big, stupid person ...19C Sc.
• EEL-DROWNER anyone who is not clever or acute ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ELEPHANT AND CASTLE an oaf, a stupid person ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'ass-hole'
• EMPTY BEAN a stupid person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EVEN a character, always used in a bad sense; a dull, slow, stupid person ...1885 Eng. dial.
• FARMER a stupid or unsophisticated person; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...M19 sl.
• FART-BLOSSOM a worthless or despicable person; a person inclined to stupid behaviour ...1938 Amer. sl.
• FARTHEAD a stupid or despicable person ...1962 Amer. sl.
• FART HOOK a stupid or worthless, useless person ...1973 US sl.
• FAT-HEAD one having a fat head; a stupid dolt; a senseless fellow; an oaf; one whose brain is composed of fat and is therefore useless ...1842
• FEATHER-BRAIN a foolish, giddy person; a dull, stupid person; a silly, light-headed person ...1839
• FEATHER MERCHANT a silly or stupid person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FEEB a stupid or mentally disabled person ...E20 US sl.
• FLUMMOX a stupid person ...19C US sl.
• FLUMMUX a stupid person ...19C US sl.
• FOOD FOR THE SQUIRRELS a stupid or foolish person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOPDOODLE † a silly, vain, empty person; a stupid or insignificant fellow; a fop, fool, simpleton ...E17
• FUSSOCK a contemptuous term for a stupid person ...1740 Eng. dial.
• GAA-BOBBY a stupid person; a booby ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GABY a stupid, foolish, or silly person; a blockhead, simpleton, fool, dunce ...1796 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• GAIBIE a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Sc.
• GALIMAVIS a fool, a stupid person ...1925 Sc.
• GALLOOT a man, esp. if hulking, stupid, boorish, foolish, clumsy, or otherwise objectionable; an awkward or uncouth person ...1818 UK
• GALOOT a man, esp. if hulking, stupid, boorish, foolish, clumsy, worthless or otherwise objectionable; a big, awkward or uncouth person ...1818 UK
• GAMPHREL a fool; a stupid or senseless fellow; a blockhead ...1728 Sc.
• GANDER a dull or stupid person; a fool, a simpleton; a gawky person ...1553
• GANNER a stupid person, a 'goose' ...1863 Sc.
• GANSH a person with a widely-gaping mouth; hence, a stupid, dull-witted, or clumsy person; a silly, stammering fellow who tries to explain himself an fails ...1880 Sc.
• GAPIE a stupid, gaping, or irresponsible person; a fool ...1908 Sc.
• GAPPY a stupid, gaping, or irresponsible person; a fool ...1908 Sc.
• GAWBY a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GAWNICUS a fool, a dolt, a stupid fellow, an ignoramus, a simpleton ...1867 Amer. dial.
• GAWNY a stupid, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a simpleton ...1909 Amer. dial.
• GILPY a soft, stupid person ...B1900 Sc.
• GNAW-POST a stupid, ignorant person; a silly fellow; a fool, a simpleton ...1856 Eng. dial.
• GOBSHITE a stupid, incompetent, or contemptible person, esp. an ignorant loudmouth ...M20 sl., chiefly Irish
• GOB-THRUST a stupid fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GOCKIE a stupid person ...B1900 Sc.
• GONEY a stupid, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a simpleton ...1838 Amer. dial.
• GONUS a fool, a dolt, a stupid fellow, an ignoramus, a simpleton ...1842 Amer. dial.
• GONY a stupid, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a simpleton ...1859 Amer. dial.
• GOOBERHEAD a dull and stupid person ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GOOBY a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GOOK a dull, stupid, foolish person ...1910s sl., orig. US
• GOOMBAH a stupid person ...1950s US sl.
• GOON a stupid, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a simpleton ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GOONEY a foolish or stupid fellow; a simpleton ...1815 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GOONUS a fool, a dolt, a stupid fellow, an ignoramus, a simpleton ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOONY a stupid, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a simpleton ...1948 Amer. dial.
• GOOPUS a stupid oaf ...M20 US sl.
• GOOSE a stupid, thoughtless person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOOSECAP † a silly fellow; a stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a giddy or flighty young girl ...1589 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GOOSTRUMNOODLE a stupid person; a fool ...1871 Eng. dial.
• GORBY a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GOUK a dull, stupid, foolish person ...1910s sl., orig. US
• GRIZZLEDEMUNDY a term of abuse applied to a person who laughs at any trifling thing; a grinning fool; a stupid oaf ...1818 Eng. dial.
• GROPUS a stupid person ...B1900 Sc.
• GROUT-HEAD † a blockhead, a thickhead, a dunce, a stupid person ...1550 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GRUNT a stupid or unpleasant person ...1977 US sl.
• GUMBAH a stupid person ...1950s US sl.
• GUNSEL a stupid or inexperienced youth ...US sl.
• HABBER one who stammers, stutters or speaks thickly; hence, a stupid person ...1866 Sc.
• HABBERJOCK a big stupid person who speaks thickly and hurriedly ...1866 Sc.
• HAIVER a stupid, chattering person; an incoherent or garrulous person; a lazy, idle fellow ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAIVREL a stupid, half-witted person; a talkative, garrulous person; a fool ...1801 Sc.
• HALF-ASS a stupid, incompetent person ...1920s US sl.
• HALF-THICK a foolish or stupid person ...1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAMMER-HEAD † a head likened to a hammer; a blockhead; an oaf; a dull, stupid fellow ...1532
• HARD-HEAD a stupid person ...E16
• HASH a stupid person; a person who 'makes a hash' of his words, etc., one who is careless or muddled in speech or action ...1655 Sc.
• HAUVING-GAM a stupid person ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAVEREL a stupid, half-witted person; a talkative, garrulous person; a fool; one who talks without sense ...c1779 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVERIL a stupid, half-witted person; a talkative, garrulous person; a fool ...1801 Sc.
• HAVERS a stupid, chattering person; an incoherent or garrulous person; a lazy, idle fellow ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVREL a foolishly chattering or garrulous person; a fool, a stupid, half-witted person, a simpleton ...c1779 Sc.
• HAWBAW a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout; a coarse, vulgar lad ...1872 Eng. dial.
• HAWBUCK an unmannerly lout; a country bumpkin or clown; a coarse, vulgar lad; a foolish or stupid fellow; a simpleton ...1805
• HAWBY a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout, a coarse, vulgar lad ...1872 Eng. dial.
• HAWKIE a stupid, clumsy fellow ...1787 Sc.
• HAYSEED a dull, stupid person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAZE-BAZE a fool, a stupid person, a ninny ...1877 Ireland
• HAZIE a stupid, thick-headed person ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEAVYHEAD * a dull, stupid fellow ...1399
• HEEPY † a fool, a stupid person ...1800 Sc.
• HEY NONNY-NONNY an oaf; a blockhead; a stupid person ...19C Brit. sl.
• HOCKEY PUCK a stupid person ...1960s US sl.
• HORSECOCK a stupid or contemptible person ...1927 US sl.
• HORSE'S ARSE a stupid or contemptible person, usually a man ...1888 US sl.
• HORSE'S ASS a stupid or contemptible person, usually a man ...a1865 US sl.
• HORSE'S COCK a stupid or contemptible person ...1974 US sl.
• HORSE'S-NECK a stupid or contemptible person ...1928 US sl.
• HUMDUDGEON a big, stupid person of an evil disposition ...B1900 Sc.
• ICKY a stupid person, a person who is conventional ...1930s US Black sl.
• IGNANT an ignorant, stupid person ...1940s US Black sl.
• IGNORAMUS a stupid and unlettered person; first applied to ignorant lawyers ...1569
• IRONHEAD a stupid oaf, a fool ...20C sl.
• IVORY DOME a stupid person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JABONEY a greenhorn; a newly-arrived foreigner; an inept, stupid or inexperienced person; a guy or fellow ...1931 Amer. dial.
• JABRONEY an inept, stupid or inexperienced person; a guy or fellow ...1984 Amer. dial.
• JABRONIE an inept, stupid or inexperienced person; a guy or fellow ...1982 Amer. dial.
• JACK A LENT a simple, stupid fellow ...1598 arch.
• JACK A NODS a simple, stupid fellow ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACKASS a stupid or foolish person; a dolt, an oaf, a blockhead ...1823
• JACK LANTERN a fool; a dull, stupid fellow ...1896 Amer. dial.
• JAG-OFF a dull, stupid person; an inept person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• JARBONI an inept, stupid or inexperienced person; a guy or fellow ...1959 Amer. dial.
• JARHEAD (derogatory) a dull, stupid person; a fool, an oaf ...1969 Amer. dial.
• JAY a stupid or silly person; a simpleton ...1884
• JAYBIRD a person or fellow; a rustic or countrified person; one considered ignorant, awkward, or unsophisticated; a dull, stupid person ...1886 Amer. dial.
• JAYHAWK a person or fellow; a rustic or countrified person; one considered ignorant, awkward, or unsophisticated; a dull, stupid person ...1907 Amer. dial.
• JAYHAWKER a person or fellow; a rustic or countrified person; one considered ignorant, awkward, or unsophisticated; a dull, stupid person ...1911 Amer. dial.
• JEFF a dull, stupid person; a pest ...1930s sl.
• JERK a useless or stupid person ...sl.
• JIBONEY an inept, stupid or inexperienced person; a guy or fellow ...1952 Amer. dial.
• JOBARD † a stupid fellow; a fool ...a1400
• JOBBERNOWL a stupid, thick-headed person; a blockhead, a fool, a dunce, a dolt ...1592 colloq.
• JOLTERHEAD a fool; a stupid person ...L18 sl.
• JOLTHEAD a fool; a stupid person ...L18 sl.
• JUMBLONEY an inept, stupid or inexperienced person; a guy or fellow ...1984 Amer. dial.
• KAIBREL † a lean, stupid fellow ...1838 Sc.
• KLUCK a stupid oaf; a fool ...20C US colloq.
• KLUTZ an oaf; a clod or a bungler; an idiot; an awkward, stupid person ...M20 US sl.
• KNOCK-SOFTLY a silly or stupid person; a fool ...1887 Eng. dial.
• LABRICK a fool; a dolt; an idiot; a dull, stupid person; a greenhorn; a stranger; a naive or foolish person; often used as a mild term of abuse ...1889 Amer. sl.
• LACK-BRAIN one who is destitute of sense or brains; one wanting in wit; a stupid, empty-headed fellow, a fool ...1596
• LACKWIT a stupid person
• LAMEBRAIN a dolt; a blockhead; a stupid person ...1919 US sl.
• LAMEHEAD a dolt; a blockhead; a stupid person ...1978 US sl.
• LARDHEAD a stupid person; an idiot ...1936 Amer. sl.
• LAVERICK a fool; a dolt; an idiot; a dull, stupid person; a greenhorn; a naive person; a stranger; often used as a mild term of abuse ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LEATHER-EARS a stupid person; a fool; one slow of comprehension ...1903 Amer. dial.
• LEATHER-HEAD a fool, a blockhead, a dolt, an oaf, a stupid person; a person slow of comprehension ...a1700
• LEATHER-NECK a stupid person; a fool; a blockhead; an uncouth person ...1919 Amer. dial.
• LOBBUS an oaf, a stupid person ...20C sl.
• LOBCOCK † a country bumpkin; a clown, a lout, a boor; a dull, stupid, sluggish person; a clumsy, lubberly fellow; a blundering fool; a blockhead; a term of abuse ...a1553 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LOGGERHEAD a stupid, dull-witted, or mulish person; a blockhead, a dunce ...1806 Amer. dial.
• LOGI-LOGI a stupid, oafish person ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• LOG OF EBONY a stupid Black person ...M19 Aust. sl.
• LOG OF WOOD a dull, stupid person ...M19 Aust. sl.
• LOGO-LOGO a stupid, oafish person ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• LOLO a crazy person; a dull, stupid person ...1938 Amer. dial.
• LOMMIX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LOPPUS an oaf, a stupid person ...20C sl.
• LORG a stupid person; an oaf ...E20 US sl.
• LUMMIX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOCK(S) a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOKIN a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMUX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• MACKEREL a worthless, stupid or foolish fellow ...1863 Amer. sl.
• MALLETHEAD a fool, a stupid person, a numbskull ...1954 US sl.
• MALT-HORSE † a term of reproach or abuse for a dull, stupid fellow; a dolt ...1590
• MAMMY-GOG a foolish, stupid person ...1884 Eng. dial.
• MAMMY-SUCK a foolish, stupid person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARBLE DOME a dolt, a dullard, a stupid person ...1919 Amer. sl.
• MARBLEHEAD a dolt, a dullard, a stupid person ...1919 Amer. sl.
• MAROON an obnoxious or foolish person; a stupid person ...1941 Amer. sl.
• MATHUM a fool, a stupid person; a blockhead ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAUPS a stupid person ...1866 Eng. dial.
• MAWPS a stupid person ...1866 Eng. dial.
• MAWSIE a stout person, esp. a woman; a stupid, slovenly, worthless woman ...1790 Sc.
• MAYTHEM a "May-gosling," a person befooled on the 1st of May; a stupid person ...1864 Eng. dial.
• MAZICAN a stupid person; a fool ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEATHEAD an oaf; a stupid person ...M20 US colloq.
• MEATHUM a fool, a stupid person; a blockhead ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEAZY-SOW a stupid person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• MELL a big, strong, stupid person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MELLSCOPE a confirmed dunce; a wooden-headed or stupid person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MELONHEAD a blockhead; a stupid person ...1932 Amer. sl.
• MENTAL HERNIA a fool; an idiot; an oaf; a stupid person ...1970 Amer. sl.
• MENTAL MIDGET an absent-minded or inattentive person; a stupid person ...1966 Amer. sl.
• MESS an objectionable or foolish person; unruly or incorrigible person; an oaf; a hopelessly stupid person; a mentally confused person ...1936 sl.
• MINCH a stupid, contemptible, or unpleasant person ...1928 Amer. sl.
• MISSING LINK a stupid person ...20C US sl.
• MOKE a stupid fellow, a dolt, a blockhead; a foolish or inconsequential fellow ...1855 Eng. dial. & sl.
• MOKES a foolish or inconsequential fellow; a stupid fellow ...1985 Amer. sl.
• MOLDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MOMO a stupid or useless person; a blockhead ...1954-60 Amer. sl.
• MONGOLOID a stupid, dumb person ...1990s sl.
• MONKEY DICK a stupid or contemptible person ...1988 Amer. sl.
• MOOZLES a slow, stupid, slovenly person ...1878 Eng. dial.
• MOULDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MUCKLE AUMRIE a very stupid person ...B1900 Sc.
• MUD a fool; an oaf; a stupid person ...18C Brit. colloq.
• MUDCAT a stupid or contemptible person ...M19 US sl.
• MUDDLE-HEAD a fool; a simpleton; a stupid person; an oaf ...M19
• MUD-HEAD an oaf; a fool; a stupid person ...E19 colloq.
• MUFF an oaf, a fool, a stupid person ...1682 cant
• MULLETHEAD a fool, a stupid person ...1857 US sl.
• MUSHBALL a stupid person; a dolt; a mawkishly sentimental person ...1980s US sl.
• MUSHBRAIN a stupid person; a dolt; a mawkishly sentimental person ...1980s US sl.
• MUTT an oaf; a dullard; a stupid person ...20C US sl.
• MUTTHEAD a stupid or contemptible person ...1910s US sl.
• MUTTON-HEAD a dull, stupid person; an uninteresting person, a bore ...1825
• NAFFHEAD a stupid person, a blockhead, a simpleton, an idiot, a dolt ...1796 Eng. dial.
• NAGO a very stupid, ugly, or notably dark-complexioned person ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• NAILHEAD a dull, stupid person; a fool ...1948 Amer. sl.
• NAUPHEAD a stupid person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEEP-HEAD a stupid person ...1880 Sc.
• NEWT a stupid, unsophisticated or socially inadequate person ...1920s US college sl.
• NIMWIT a dull, stupid person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NING-NANG a worthless or troublesome person; an unreliable person; a silly or stupid person; a fool ...1832 Eng. dial.
• NINNYHAMMER a stupid or weak-minded person; a simpleton, a fool ...1592
• NO-NECK a muscular, stupid man ...Aust. sl.
• NONG an oaf; a dolt; a stupid person; a fool; an idiot ...M20 Aust. sl.
• NONG-NONG an oaf; a dolt; a stupid person ...M20 Aust. sl.
• NONNY-NONNY an oaf; a blockhead; a stupid person ...19C Brit. sl.
• NOODLE a silly, stupid, unthinking, or forgetful person ...Bk1974 Amer. colloq.
• NOSEBLEED a stupid, inept person ...1951 US teen sl.
• NUMB CREATURE a fool, a stupid person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• NUMB NUT a fool, a stupid person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NUMBHEAD a fool, a stupid person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• NUMBSKULL a fool; a blockhead; a dull-witted person; a dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow ... 17C
• NUMBY a fool, a stupid person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NUMP a dolt; an oaf; a silly or stupid person; a fool; a blockhead ...17C Brit.
• NUMPS † a silly or stupid person; a fool, a blockhead, a dolt ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NUMSCUL a blockhead; a stupid person ...17C
• NUMSKULL a fool; a blockhead; a dull-witted person; a dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow ... 17C
• OBSTUPEFACT †* a stupid person ...1601
• ODDMENT one slightly defective in mental power; a stupid person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OMADHAUN a fool, a simpleton; a dull, stupid person; a term of abuse ...1818 Ireland
• ONE-BRAIN a term of disparagement; a stupid person ...1916 Amer. dial.
• OOFUS a stupid oaf ...M20 US sl.
• OYSTER an odd, stupid, or foolish person ...1930s US sl.
• PAIFERAL a stupid fellow ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PALOOKA a large and stupid person ...1920s US sl.
• PALOOKO a large and stupid person ...1920s US sl.
• PEASANT someone considered ignorant, stupid, or awkward; an uncouth or uncultured person ...1943 colloq.
• PECKERHEAD a disparaging term for a person; a thick-headed or stupid person; a jerk, an oaf; a despised man ...1955 Amer. dial.
• PECKERWOOD a disparaging term for a person; a thick-headed or stupid person ...1986 Amer. dial.
• PIECE OF WOOD, A † a contemptuous term for a stupid person; a blockhead ...1705
• PILLOCK a stupid or annoying person ...14C Brit. sl.
• POINTHEAD a stupid person ...1972 Amer. sl.
• POINTY-HEAD a stupid person ...1972 Amer. sl.
• PORKHEAD a stupid, thuggish person ...1980s sl.
• PUDDENHEAD an oaf ...19C Brit. & US colloq.
• PUDDING-HEAD a stupid but lovable person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• PUMBLECHOOK a stupid person; a fool; an oaf; a 'human ass' ...L19 Brit. & US sl.
• PUMPKIN-HEAD a stupid person ...1850 Amer. colloq.
• PUNKIN-HEAD a stupid person; an oaf or dolt ...19C Amer. dial.
• PUTTY-HEAD a fool; a stupid person ...1905 Amer. dial.
• QUASHEE a country bumpkin; a peasant; a stupid person ...M19 sl.
• QUASHIE a country bumpkin; a peasant; a stupid person ...M19 sl.
• QUAW a stupid, ugly person; a peasant or bumpkin ...M19 W. Indies sl.
• QUAWY a stupid, ugly person; a peasant or bumpkin ...M19 W. Indies sl.
• RAM-HEAD † one who has a head like a ram; a dull, thick-witted, obstinate person; a stupid person, a blockhead ...1605
• RAMMLEGAUCUS † a stupid, blundering fellow ...1923 Sc.
• RATTLE a giddy, harebrained person; one who talks volubly; a chatterer; a stupid fellow ...B1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-BRAIN. a confused, silly, or stupid person; a wild, harum-scarum person; a spendthrift ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RIDGE RUNNER a rustic, esp. a mountaineer; an uncouth, stupid fellow; a hillbilly ...1917 Amer. dial.
• RODNEY a stupid or awkward person ...M19 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• SACK a term of contempt for a man; a stupid, dull fellow ...1835 Sc.
• SACKET a stupid person or animal ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAINT-AGNES TÔTLE a stupid old fool ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY BILLY a simpleton; a foolish, stupid person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY CODLIN a simpleton; a foolish, stupid person ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY DAWKIN a simpleton; a foolish, stupid person ...1879 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY DINGLE a simpleton; a foolish, stupid person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY NODDY a simpleton; a foolish, stupid person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY SUCK-EGG a simpleton; a foolish, stupid person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY-HEAD a simpleton; a foolish, stupid person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAP-HEAD a fool; a simpleton; a stupid person; a blockhead ...1828
• SATEPOLL a foolish, silly, or stupid person; a simpleton ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SAUSAGE a stupid person; an oaf ...M20 US sl.
• SAWDUST-HEAD a stupid person; a blockhead; someone whose brains are more useless than sawdust ...20C US colloq.
• SAWNEY a simpleton, a fool, a stupid fellow; a soft, good-natured fellow ...a1700 colloq.
• SAWNUPS a stupid person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAFFOLD BOARD said of a person with low intelligence ...Brit. sl.
• SCHLEP(P) an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCHLEPPER an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person; an insignificant person; a second-rater ...1947 sl. orig. US
• SCHMEKEL an oaf; a stupid person ...M20 sl.
• SCHMENDRICH a stupid person; an oaf; an immature male; a nonvirile male; used derisively by women ...20C US sl.
• SCHMOCK a stupid person; a fool; oaf; ...20C US sl.
• SCRUB a fool, a stupid person, a dumb individual ...1980s US Black sl.
• SEMOLIA a fool; a stupid person ...1890s US Black sl.
• SHEEPHERDER (usually derogatory) a lazy, stupid person ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SHEEPSHEAD † a foolish or stupid person
• SHIT-FOR-BRAINS a stupid person ...sl., chiefly N. Amer.
• SHLEPP an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...c1970s Amer. dial.
• SHLEPPER an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SHMENDRICK n. a stupid person; an oaf; an immature male; a nonvirile male; used derisively by women ...20C US sl.
• SILLY ASS a foolish or stupid person
• SILLY MOO a stupid woman ...L19 sl.
• SIMP a fool, a simpleton, an oaf, a stupid or dull person; a dim-witted or backward person ...c1910 sl., orig. US
• SKIT-BRAINS a stupid person, a blockhead, a dolt ...1553
• SLOWCOME a slow person; a lagging, stupid, lazy fellow; a lazy, sluggish fellow; an idler ...1882 Eng. dial.
• SNODDIE an ignorant, stupid fellow ...B1900 Sc.
• SPAG an unpleasant, stupid person; can be used affectionately ...1980s US college & UK juvenile sl.
• SPAGGA n. an unpleasant, stupid person; can be used affectionately ...1980s US college & UK juvenile sl.
• SPAGHETTI HEAD a stupid person ...1980s US sl.
• SPINEY BIFF (derogatory) a stupid or clumsy person ...c1980s playground sl.
• SUCK-EGG a fool, a silly person, a stupid fellow ...1609 Eng. dial. & sl.
• SUMPH a soft stupid fellow; a simpleton, a blockhead ...1719 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TACKHEAD a stupid person; a rural farmer ...20S US sl.
• TACKY a stupid person, a rural farmer ...20C US sl.
• TACKYHEAD a stupid person; a rural farmer ...20S US sl.
• TAIVERTY a stupid person ...1833 Sc.
• TAMMIE LAMMAS a stupid person ...1921 Sc.
• TAMMIE NORRIE a stupid, slow-witted, doltish person ...1701 Sc.
• TAM-O'-NORRIE a stupid, slow-witted, doltish person ...1701 Sc.
• TATTIE-HEAD a stupid head, a stupid person ...1897 Sc.
• TAVERTY a stupid person ...1833 Sc.
• TAWTIE a stupid person ...B1900 Sc.
• TIMDOODLE n. a term of contempt applied to a stupid, silly fellow ...1806 Eng. dial.
• TOM FOOL a foolish or stupid person; one who behaves foolishly ...1721
• TOMMY-NODDY a foolish or stupid person ...1828
• TOM-NODDY a foolish or stupid person; a blockhead, dunce, dolt, simpleton ...1828
• UNDERHEAD † a person of inferior intelligence; a stupid person; a blockhead ...1643
• VAPPE †* a stupid person ...1657
• WAHOO a rustic or countrified person; a dull and stupid person ...1882 Amer. dial.
• WALLY a stupid person ...20C sl.
• WISE GUY a stupid oaf or smart aleck ...20C US sl.
• WOMBAT a dull, uninteresting or stupid person ...1905 Aust. sl.
• WONK a flunky; a stupid person ...1990s Amer. college sl.
• WONKYBONCE an idiot; also, a nickname for a stupid, thick person ...Brit. sl.
• WOODENHEAD a blockhead, an oaf; a stupid person ...20C US sl.
• YACK a fool, a stupid fellow, an oaf ...1950s US Western sl.
• YARRA a stupid person ...L19 Aust. sl.
• YAUP one who has a vacant stupid look; a fool, an oaf, a yokel ...1896 Sc.
• YAWNAX a stupid person; a fool; a lazy, uncouth person; a boor ...1870 Eng. dial.
• YAWNEY a stupid, lazy, sleepy person; a fool ...1876 Eng. dial.
• YAWNEY-BOX a silly person; a lazy, stupid person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAWNUP a stupid person; a fool; a lazy, uncouth person; a boor ...1870 Eng. dial.
• YAWNUPS a stupid person; a fool; a lazy, uncouth person; a boor ...1870 Eng. dial.
• YAWNUX a stupid person; a fool; a lazy, uncouth person; a boor ...1870 Eng. dial.
• YOCHEL a 'yokel'; a stupid, awkward person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YOCHO a 'yokel'; a stupid, awkward person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YOCK a stupid fellow; an oaf ...20C US sl.
• YORNEY a lazy, stupid person; a fool ...1876 Eng. dial.
• YORNHEAD a silly person; a lazy, stupid person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YUCK a stupid fellow; an oaf ...20C US sl.
• YUK a stupid fellow; an oaf ...20C US sl.
• ZAHTY-POLL a stupid, silly, half-imbecile person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• ZEKE a dull, stupid person; a rustic, a dolt ...1970 Amer. dial.
STUPID - verbs
• BE HIT WITH THE STUPID STICK to be stupid ...1970s US Black sl.
• BE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE HEDGE WHEN THE • BRAINS WERE GIVEN AWAY to be brainless, or stupid, or at the last very dull ...c1810
• CATCH FARTS WITH A HOOK to do something stupid or useless ...1972 Amer. sl.
• CRACK WALNUTS IN ONE'S ASS to behave stupidly ...1972 Amer. sl.
• DOPE OFF to act in a stupid manner ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DOZZLE † to render stupid; to stupefy, to confuse ...a1670 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DUNCIFY * to make a dunce of; to make dull or stupid in intellect ...1597
• EFFATUATE † to besot, to render dull or stupid ...1630
• HAVE A FEW BUTTONS MISSING to be crazy, eccentric, stupid, or less intelligent than average ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S HEAD UP ONE'S ASS to be very stupid or inattentive ...1924 Amer. sl.
• HAVE ONLY FIFTY CARDS IN ONE'S DECK to be stupid or crazy ...1929 US sl.
• HAVE THE QUANDONGS to behave stupidly, to be stupid ...1910s Aust. sl.
• IDIOTIZE to become idiotic or stupid ...? a1800
• MAKE A MONKEY OUT OF to make a fool of, to make someone look stupid ...L19 sl., orig. US
• NOT HAVE BOTH OARS IN THE WATER to be stupid or mentally unbalanced ...1982 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1936 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A HOT ROCK to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1939 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A JUG OF APPLE CIDER to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A MUSKET to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1862 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A PITCHFORK to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1985 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A RIFLE BARREL to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A STALK OF BANANAS to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1939 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A WIND SCOOP ABOUT SHIP'S WORK to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1958 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ICE CREAM to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1983 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM MAMMOTH CAVE to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1947 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S AILERON to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1969 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S ARMPIT to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1962 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S ELBOW to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1897 sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S LEFT FOOT to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1966 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM PORK SAUSAGE to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1970 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM THE BACK SIDE OF A CHECKER BOARD to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM THIRD BASE to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1955 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S BRASS FROM ONE'S OBOE to be very ignorant; to be stupid ...
• NOT KNOW THE FRONT END OF A CAMERA FROM ONE'S ASSHOLE to be very stupid ...1949 Amer. sl.
• NOT TO KNOW A BEE FROM A BULL'S FOOT to be ignorant or stupid ...1812 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM A BULL'S FOOT to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM APPLE BUTTER to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BARLEY to very stupid; to lack common sense ...1954 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BARLEY IF THE BAGS WERE OPEN to be very stupid; to lack common sense ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BULLFOOT ABOUT BISCUITS to be very stupid ...1982 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BULLFROGS to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BUTTER to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BUTTONS to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM PEAS to be very stupid ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM PEAS WHEN THE PADS ARE OPEN to be very stupid ...1966 Amer. online
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS WHEN THE BAG'S OPEN to be very stupid ...1876 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS WHEN THE BAG'S UNTIED to be very stupid ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS WHEN THE POD'S OPEN to be very stupid ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS WITH THE SACK OPEN to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEEF FROM BULL'S FOOT to be very stupid ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEEF FROM BUTTER to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEEF FROM THE BULL'S TAIL to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEESWAX FROM BULL FOOT to be ignorant or stupid ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW ONE'S ARSE FROM ONE'S ELBOW to be ignorant; not to possess the most rudimentary knowledge; very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S ELBOW to be ignorant; not to possess the most rudimentary knowledge; very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW ONE'S ASSHOLE FROM ONE'S ELBOW to be ignorant; not to possess the most rudimentary knowledge; very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW PEAS to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUT BEANS IN ONE'S EAR to do something stupid after being warned not to ...1936 Amer. dial.
• PUT BEANS UP ONE'S NOSE to do something stupid after being warned not to ...1979 Amer. dial.
• 7SUMPH to be stupid ...a1689 Sc.
STUPID - phrases
• HE AIN'T GOT SENSE ENOUGH TO CARRY GUTS TO A BEAR said of someone very stupid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• I DIDN'T COME DOWN IN THE LAST SHOWER I'm not stupid; don't take me for a fool ...20C Aust. sl.
• I DIDN'T COME DOWN IN THE LAST SHOWER OF RAIN I'm not stupid; don't take me for a fool ...20C Aust. sl.
• I DIDN'T FALL OFF A CHRISTMAS TREE I'm not stupid; don't take me for a fool ...1940s sl.
• LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODY'S HOME, THE said of a person who is dazed, stupid, or unaware ...1983 Amer. sl.
• MORE BALLS THAN BRAINS said of someone who has more strength than intelligence ...a1890 US sl.
• NOBODY HOME an expression applied to any person thought to be stupid, feeble-minded, inattentive, etc. ...c1915 Amer. sl.
• NOBODY HOME UPSTAIRS said of someone considered to be stupid, feeble-minded, absent-minded, inattentive, etc. ...1951 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A BULL said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A BUZZARD said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A BUZZER said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A CAT said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A COW said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A GOOSE said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW TOODLUM SQUAW said of a stupid person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NOT MUCH UP TOP said of a stupid person ...1961 sl.
• NOT TO KNOW ANKLES FROM ELBOWS said of a person who seems to be very stupid ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PICK UP YOUR FACE response to somebody who has just done something stupid or embarrassing ...Bk1998 teen sl.
• TAP FOR THE SIMPLES refers to a stupid person; the idea is that a hole in the skull might let some of the foolishness out ...1953 Amer. dial.
• YOU COULDN'T FIND YOUR ARSE WITH BOTH HANDS you are stupid ...1999 UK sl.
STUPIDITY - nouns
• ASS-FAULT extreme stupidity ...1990s US campus sl.
• BEEF-WITTEDNESS stupidity ...1863
• BESTIALITY want of intelligence; irrationality, stupidity, brutality ...c1374
• BOOBERY stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOOBISHNESS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHUCKLEHEADEDNESS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAFF † folly, stupidity ...1728 Sc.
• DASTARDLINESS † inertness or dullness of wit; stupidity ...1553
• DASTARDNESS † inertness of understanding; stupidity; dullness ...1552
• DUMB ASS stupidity ...1972 US sl.
• FANDANGLE stupidity, foolishness ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• FAT BRAINS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FATUITY folly, silliness, stupidity; infatuation ...1648
• FATUOSITY †* folly, silliness, stupidity; infatuation ...1681
• FATUOUSNESS besotted foolishness, stupidity, infatuation; imbecility ...1874
• GROUT-HEADRY † stupidity ...1600
• JACKASSERY gross folly or stupidity ...1833
• JACKASSISM gross folly or stupidity ...a1845 nonce word
• JINGLEBRAINS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAME BRAINS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEATHER-HEADEDNESS stupidity; foolishness ...1879 Amer. dial.
• MOPERY incompetence, stupidity ...1907 US sl.
• MUSHBALL stupidity ...1980s US sl.
• MUSHBRAIN stupidity ...1980s US sl.
• MUZZINESS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NITWITTEDNESS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NITWITTISM stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUMSKULLEDNESS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUMSKULLERY stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUMSKULLISM stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUT ROLE an instance of feigned insanity or stupidity ...1967 Amer. Black sl.
• OBTUSITY obtuseness; dullness, insensibility, stupidity ...1823
• OKEY-DOKE foolishness; stupidity; pretense ...1969 sl., esp. Black usage
• P.O. PRUNE a personification of stupidity and incompetence ...1895 Royal Air Force sl.
• SAPPINESS stupidity ...M19 US sl.
• SAWDUST BRAINS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMBLED BRAINS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUMPHISHNESS stupidity, dullness of intellect ...1846 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAIVERTNESS stupidity ...1913 Sc.
• VAINNESS † foolishness; stupidity ...1591
STUPIDITY - nouns, person
• ANTISOCORDIST †* an opponent of sloth or stupidity ...a1680
STUPIDITY - verbs
• UNBESOT * to free from dullness or stupidity ...1603
STUPIDITY - phrases
• IF HIS BRAINS WERE BELLS, THEY WOULDNT' MAKE HIS EARS RING underlines the absolute stupidity or inadequacy of the person so assailed ...1920s sl.
• IF HIS BRAINS WERE DYNAMITE, THERE WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO BLOW HIS HEAD OFF underlines the absolute stupidity or inadequacy of the person so assailed ...1920s sl.
• IF HIS BRAINS WERE DYNAMITE, THERE WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO BLOW HIS NOSE OFF underlines the absolute stupidity or inadequacy of the person so assailed ...1920s sl.
• IF HIS BRAINS WERE GAS, THEY COULDN'T POWER A FLEA'S MOTORCYCLE AROUND THE INSIDE OF A CHEERIO underlines the absolute stupidity or inadequacy of the person so assailed ...1970s US Black sl.
• IF HIS BRAINS WERE MADE OF ELASTIC, THERE WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO MAKE A GARTER FOR A CANARY'S LEG underlines the absolute stupidity or inadequacy of the person so assailed ...1990s US Black sl.
STUPIDLY - adverbs
• AWVISHLY stupidly, queerly ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BOVINELY in a dull or inert manner; stupidly ...1900
• DAWKINLY stupidly, foolishly ...1750 Eng. dial.
• GOOK-EYED stupidly, foolishly, vacantly ...1950s US sl.
• MAZE-LIKE stupidly, foolishly; like a madman ...1866 Eng. dial.
• SUMPHISHLY dully, stupidly ...1802 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• ADDLE stupid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADDLE-BRAINED confused, muddled, stupid ...1866
• ADDLE-HEADED confused, muddled, stupid ...a1670
• ADDLE-PATED confused, muddled, stupid, doltish, thick-headed ...1630
• AGGERHEADED dull, stupid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AIRBRAINED stupid, silly ...Amer. sl.
• AIRHEADED stupid, giddy ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
• AMOEBA-BRAINED stupid ...a1967 Amer. sl.
• ANSERINE stupid, foolish, silly
• ANSEROUS as stupid as a goose; silly, foolish ...1826
• ASSHOLE stupid; contemptible; damned ...1935 Amer. sl.
• AUVISH silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
• AWF-STRUCKEN silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AWVISH silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
• BALD-HEADED stupid, foolish ...L19 US Black sl.
• BATTLE-HEADED. stupid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAZED stupefied; stupid ...Bk1911 Sc.
• B.B.-BRAINED stupid ...1960s US sl.
• BEDAFT † foolish, stupid ...1572
• BEDWADDLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEEF-BRAINED † thick-headed, stupid ...1627
• BEEF-WITTED thick-headed, stupid, dull in wits, doltish ...1606
• BEETLE-HEADED dull, stupid ...1553-87
• BEHIND THE DOOR WHEN BRAINS WERE GIVEN OUT stupid ...1969 Aust. sl.
• BESOM-HEADED weak-minded, foolish, stupid ...1864
• BESOM-SCAUPED weak-minded, stupid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BETOTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BETOTTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEWATTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BIGOTED stupid, self-willed (without reference to any religious intolerance) ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIRD-BRAINED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1922 sl.
• BLAIT stupid, easily imposed on ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUFFLE-HEADED stupid-looking ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOFFLED baffled, confused, rendered stupid ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BONE-HEADED thick-headed; stupid ...1903 US colloq.
• BOOF-HEADED gullible; foolish; stupid ...c1930 Aust. sl.
• BOTHER-HEADED stupid, thick-headed, muddled ...1872
• BUFFLE-BRAINED stupid, foolish ...1900 Amer. dial.
• BURBLE-HEADED stupid, confused ...19C Sc.
• BURIED IN A NAPKIN asleep, stupid ...19C sl.
• CABBAGE-HEADED having a large, round head; stupid ...1846 Amer. sl.
• CAKE stupid, foolish, daft ...L19 sl.
• CAKEY stupid, foolish, daft; half-witted ...L19 sl.
• CAKY weak of intellect, silly ...1879 Eng. dial.
• CALFISH stupid, untrained, immature ...L16
• CALSHIE crabbed, ill-tempered, surly ...1873 Sc.
• CALVISH doltish, stupid ...1570
• CEMENT-HEADED stupid, foolish ...1962 Amer. sl.
• CHUCKLE-HEADED stupid, foolish ...M18
• CHUMP stupid, gullible ...20C sl.
• CHUMP-ASS stupid, gullible ...20C sl.
• CHUMPISH stupid, gullible ...20C sl.
• CLAY-BRAINED dull, doltish; stupid; with brains made of clay ...1596
• CLODPOLISH stupid ...20C US colloq.
• CLOD-SKULLED stupid; oafish ...18C Brit. colloq.
• CLUCKY stupid; oafish ...20C US colloq.
• CLUELESS foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1943 sl.
• COB not cool; stupid ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CORKY stupid, foolish ...2000s US Black sl.
• CULVER-HEADED thick-headed, stupid ...19C Eng. dial.
• CUNNING AS A DEAD PIG stupid ...1705 colloq.
• DADLESS useless, stupid ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFF stupid, dull, idiotic ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFT silly, stupid, foolish, half-witted, mad ...c1325 Sc., Ireland, and Eng. dial.
• DAFT AS A BRUSH, AS extremely stupid; very silly; crazy ...1945 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
• DAFTISH somewhat silly, foolish, or stupid; somewhat slow of intellect, in some degree deranged ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAGGY stupid, unpleasant ...20C Aust. sl.
• DAISKET stupid, dazed, slow ...1880 Sc.
• DAKES-HEADED stupid, dull ...1893 Eng. dial.
• DAMFOOL damnably foolish; silly; stupid and irritating ...c1895 colloq.
• DAMISHT stupid, silly ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAMMERTIT stupid ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAMN-FOOL damnably foolish; silly; stupid and irritating ...19C colloq.
• DAMP foolish, stupid; crazy ...L19 sl.
• DANGFOOL stupid and irritating ...L19 sl.
• DARK stupid, slow-witted, ignorant ...a1660 sl.
• DARNFOOL wretched, nasty; silly; stupid and irritating ...1780s
• DASTARDLY † inert of mind or action; stupid, dull ...1567
• DAUPET silly, stupid, foolish, imbecile ...1788 Sc.
• DAUSEY stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWPIT silly, stupid, foolish, imbecile ...1788 Sc.
• DAWSIE stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWSY stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEAD having no knowledge; exceedingly stupid; dense ...1900s sl.
• DEAD-ALIVE dull, inactive, spiritless; stupid ...1591 chiefly US
• DEAD-AND-ALIVE dull, inactive, spiritless, stupid ...a1862 chiefly US
• DEADASS very boring, feeble, or very stupid ...20C Amer. sl.
• DEAD-ASS STUPID completely stupid ...1985 Amer. sl.
• DEAD FROM THE NECK BOTH WAYS exceedingly stupid ...1924 Amer. sl.
• DEAD FROM THE NECK UP exceedingly stupid ...1911 Amer. sl.
• DEAD-LIVERED dead-alive; stupid, dull, sluggish ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEAD-TO-THE-NECK exceedingly stupid ...1952 Amer. sl.
• DEAF † dull, stupid; absurd ...c1440
• DEASKED adj. besotted; stupid, bewildered ...B1900 Sc.
• DESKIT stupid; bewildered ...B1900 Sc.
• DIK stupid ...1978 S. Afr.
• DILLED driven stupid ...1851 Eng. dial.
• DIM foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1892 sl.
• DIM-WITTED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1940 sl.
• DINGBATS stupid, foolish ...1950 Aust. sl.
• DINSH dull, stupid ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DOF stupid ...S. Afr. colloq.
• DON'T KNOW ENOUGH TO POUND SAND IN A RAT-HOLE very stupid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DOOFLESS idiotic, stupid, dull ...1970s US sl.
• DOPEY stupid; inane ...1895 Amer.
• DOPY foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1903 sl., orig. US
• DORBELLICAL † stupid, very awkward or clumsy ...1592 nonce word
• DORKY stupid ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DOWFART dull, stupid ...E18 Sc. arch.
• DOZEY foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1924 Brit. sl.
• DOZY foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1924 Brit. sl.
• DROOLY stupid, unpopular ...1940s US sl.
• DULL AS A BEETLE dull, stupid ...1520
• DUMB foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1823 sl.
• DUMB AS A BEETLE dull, stupid ...1566
• DUMB AS A DEEP SEA OYSTER very dull or stupid ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• DUMB AS A MUD FENCE very stupid ...2004 US sl.
• DUMB-ASS stupid, foolish ...1957 US sl.
• DUMB-ASSED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1957 US sl.
• DUMB AS TWO SHORT PLANKS said of someone who is very stupid ...1989 Can. sl.
• DUMBSHIT stupid ...1967 US sl.
• DUNCICAL * like a dunce or blockhead; stupid, dull-witted, doltish ...1588
• DUNDER-HEADED ponderously stupid, thick-headed ...1825
• DUNSTICAL † dull-witted, stupid, blockheaded, simple-minded ...1563
• EAT UP WITH THE DUMB ASS very stupid ...1984 US sl.
• EROS AND CUPID stupid ...1990s rhyming sl.
• FAT-BRAINED foolish, stupid ...L18 sl.
• FAT-HEADED dull, stupid ...c1510
• FATUOUS foolish, vacantly silly, stupid, besotted, infatuated ...1633
• FAT-WITTED of slow wit, dull, thick-headed, stupid ...1596
• FEW PICKLES SHORT OF BARREL, A stupid; crazy, eccentric ...1941 sl.
• FEW SANDWICHES SHORT OF A PICNIC, A stupid; crazy, eccentric ...20C sl.
• FISH foolish, stupid ...1980 Amer. dial.
• FLOCK-PATED † silly, stupid, foolish; giddy; having a head or brains like wool ...?1640
• FROST-BRAINED † stupid, dull ...1592
• GACKY stupid, odd ...2000s sl.
• GALE-HEADED stupid, heavy ...1810 Eng. dial.
• GARRICK awkward, stupid ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GAY not cool, totally stupid ...20C teen & high school sl.
• GLAIKIT stupid, careless, foolish ...1889 Sc.
• GOOSEY foolish, stupid. silly, light-headed, witless ...1919 Amer. dial.
• GORMIN' clumsy, stupid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GORMLESS foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...c1746 sl.
• GROUT-HEADED † thick-headed, stupid ...1578 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GUPPY foolish, stupid, silly ...c1930 sl.
• HAGGIS-HEADED soft-headed, foolish, stupid ...1715 Sc.
• HALF-FOOL stupid, ignorant, half-witted ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALF-HARD stupid ...20C Brit. sl.
• HALF-HEADED half-intelligent; stupid, deficient in intellect ...1621-31
• HALF-MAST stupid ...20C Brit. sl.
• HALF-WITTED not having all one's wits; imbecile; foolish; stupid ...1712
• HAME-HEADED stupid ...1937 Amer. dial.
• HAMMER-HEADED dull in intellect; stupid ...1552
• HAREBRAIN stupid and heedless ...M16
• HARE-BRAINED stupid and heedless, reckless; rash, wild, mad ...1548
• HAWFISH silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
• HAWKED stupid, foolish ...1790 Sc.
• HEADLESS of things, actions, etc.: senseless, stupid ...1586
• HEAVY † slow of understanding, inapprehensive, dull, stupid ...c1300
• HEAVY-HEADED dull, stupid ...1590
• IDLE-MINDED slow-witted; wandering in mind; dull and stupid ...1967 Amer. dial.
• IGNORANT AS PADDY'S PIG very stupid ...1974 NZ sl.
• INSIPIENT * void of wisdom, understanding, or intellect; unwise, foolish, stupid ...1528
• JOBBERNOWL stupid, dunderheaded ...1828 colloq.
• JUGHEADED blockheaded; doltish, stupid ...1939 Amer. sl.
• KNOCK-SOFTLY stupid, foolish ...1887 Eng. dial.
• KNOW-NOTHING very ignorant; stupid ...a1825
• LACK-THOUGHT wanting or lacking thought; foolish, stupid, vacant ...1829
• LAME socially unsophisticated; naive; 'square'; hence, easily imposed upon; stupid; inept; ineffectual; incompetent; unaware; inexperienced ...1935 US sl., esp. Black usage
• LAME-BRAINED stupid, doltish ...1922 US sl.
• LEAN-WITTED silly, stupid, foolish; having little sense or shrewdness ...1593
• LEATHER-BRAINED stupid ...20C US colloq.
• LEATHER-HEADED stupid, foolish, slow-witted ...a1668
• LEFT-WITTED * dull, stupid, foolish, silly ...1616
• LIGHT stupid ...1967 US Black sl.
• LOBBERHEADED stupid ...20C US colloq.
• LOGGEREDY-HEADED stupid, doltish, dull; stubborn ...1964 Amer. dial.
• LOGGERHEADED stupid, dull, doltish; stubbornly at odds ...1806 Amer. dial.
• LOG-HEADED stupid, dull, doltish; stubbornly at odds ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LOGY dull, stupid ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LOLO insane, crazy; foolish, dull, stupid ...1938 Hawaii
• LONG-EARED stupid ...1910s sl.
• LOOBY clumsy, awkward, doltish, stupid ...1953 Amer. dial.
• LUBBERLY stupid ...M16
• MAD AS A BRUSH crazy, stupid ...1945 UK sl.
• MAFFLING blundering, clumsy, foolish, stupid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAWMSEY sleepy, stupid, esp. from want of rest or from over-drinking ...1879 Eng. dial.
• MAZLING stupid, foolish, confused ...1885 Eng. dial.
• MEAT-HEADED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1949 sl., chiefly US
• MELL-HEADED large and square-headed; stupid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIZZLE-WITTED mentally dull, witless, stupid ...1935 Amer. dial.
• MONG stupid, dull ...1970s sl.
• MONGIE dull, stupid ...c1975 teen sl.
• MONGISH stupid ...1980 teen sl.
• MONGY stupid, dull ...1970s sl.
• MOSSY dull, stupid ...c1595 jocular
• MUDDY-BRAINED stupid, dull-witted; confused in mind ...1634
• MULLET-HEADED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1857 US sl.
• MUSH-BRAINED stupid; sentimental; nonsensical ...1980s sl.
• MUSH-FACED stupid, foolish ...1910s sl.
• MUTTON-HEADED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1768 sl.
• NAIL-HEADED stupid, doltish ...1936
• NARROW stupid, foolish ...Bk1902 sl.
• NEEP-HEADED stupid, dull ...1875 Sc.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO CARRY GUTS TO A BARREL ignorant, stupid ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO CARRY GUTS TO A BEAR ignorant, stupid ...1914 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO EAT PEAS OUT OF A BOTTLE said of one who seems very stupid ...1970 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO GO TO MILL stupid ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO LAP ALUM AND DROOL very stupid, ignorant ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO LEAD A GOOSE TO WATER stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO TOTE GUTS TO A BEAR ignorant, stupid ...1960 Amer. dial.
• NOT HAVE ALL ONE'S BUTTONS deficient in intellect; stupid ...1860 sl.
• NOT KNOW ANY MORE THAN ADAM'S OFF-OX ignorant; stupid ...1978 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW AS MUCH AS A LAST YEAR'S BIRD NEST very stupid, ignorant ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW SIC 'EM very ignorant or stupid ...1907 Amer. dial.
• NOT THE FULL QUID stupid, crazy, eccentric ...1944 Aust. & NZ sl.
• NUMB dull, stupid, dumb; clumsy; not very alert or unaware ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NUMBER THAN A HAKE stupid ...1979 Amer. dial.
• NUMB-HEADED stupid, dull ...1856 Amer. dial.
• OAFING stupid, foolish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OAF-LOOKING having a look of stupidity ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OAF-ROCK'D half-witted, stupid, foolish, silly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OBSTUPEFACT †* stupefied; stupid ...1601
• OFF ONE'S KNACKERS insane, stupid ...2000s sl.
• PADDY AND MICK stupid ...20C UK rhyming sl. for 'thick'
• PADDY QUICK stupid ...M19 rhyming sl. for 'thick'
• PAINT stupid; time-wasting ...2000s US Black sl.
• POINTY-HEADED stupid; idiotic ...1968 Amer. sl.
• PORANGI mad, eccentric, stupid ...M19 NZ (Maori)
• RAATID furious; very angry; stupid ...1940s W. Indies. & UK Black sl.
• RAM-HEADED stupid, thick-headed, dull ...1813
• RAMISED witless, stupid ...a1838 Sc.
• RAMISHED witless, stupid ...a1838 Sc.
• RAM-SKULLED thick in the skull, stupid, dense ...1793 Sc.
• RATTLE-BRAINED talkative; flighty; harebrained; silly; stupid; prone to confusion; foolish; unable to concentrate ...1868 Sc.
• SACKLESS lacking common sense; silly; foolish; stupid; thoughtless; useless, awkward ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAD AS ANY MALLET, AS dull, stupid ...1645
• SAGGER-YEDDED stupid, foolish ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAM-SODDEN 'half-baked', stupid ...1891 Eng. dial.
• SAM-ZODDEN stupid, half-baked ...1891 Eng. dial.
• SAM-ZODY stupid, soft ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SAM-ZOED stupid, soft ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SANDWICH SHORT OF A BISCUIT, A not completely sane, stupid ...1992 UK sl.
• SAP-HEADED foolish, silly, stupid, witless ...1665
• SAPPY foolish, stupid ...M17 sl.
• SART-AND-FAIR stupid, senseless, idiotic ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SAWDUST-BRAINED stupid; block-headed ...E20 US sl.
• SAWNEY foolish, stupid, weak; foolishly sentimental ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SCHLEPPY awkward, clumsy, stupid ...1970s US sl.
• SHADY stupid, dense ...M19 sl., orig. university
• SHIT-BRAINED stupid, brainless ...1970s sl.
• SHORT OF A SHEET crazy; mentally deficient; stupid ...B1900 sl.
• SICK silly, stupid; extremely eccentric; mad ...20C Aust. sl.
• SILLY-ARSE stupid, foolish ...1910s sl., chiefly US
• SILLY AS A BAG extremely silly or stupid ...1930s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A HATFUL OF WORMS very silly or stupid ...1950s sl., orig. Aust.
• SILLY AS A TWO-BOB WATCH extremely silly or stupid...1940s Aust. sl.
• SILLY AS A WET HEN extremely foolish, silly, or stupid ...1980s NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A WHEEL extremely foolish, silly or stupid ...1950s Aust. sl.
• SILLY AS A WOOLWORTH'S WATCH extremely silly or stupid...1940s Aust. sl.
• SILLY-ASS stupid, foolish ...1910s sl., chiefly US
• SILLY-ASSED stupid, foolish ...1910s sl., chiefly US
• SILLY-BORN stupid, foolish ...1940s sl.
• SKIT-BRAINED stupid; contemptible ...1553
• SOFT-HEADED feeble-minded; stupid; simple ...colloq.
• STOCKISH stupid or dull
• STULTY †* foolish, stupid ...1387-8
• SUMPHISH stupid ...1728 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TACO (derogatory) inhabited by or characteristic of Mexicans; cheap; stupid; lazy ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TACOU foolish, stupid ...20C W. Indies sl.
• TAIVERT stupid, foolish, muddle-headed, slow-witted, half-witted ...1818 Sc.
• TAKE YOUR PICK stupid, foolish ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'thick'
• TAVERT stupefied with drink; stupid, muddle-headed, slow-witted, half-witted ...1818 Sc.
• THICK foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...a1800 sl.
• THICK IN THE HEAD stupid, dull, slow of comprehension ...1871 Sc.
• THICK-LISTED dull, stupid ...1777 Eng. dial.
• THORTY thoughtless, half-witted, stupid ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TIMBER-HEADED wooden-headed, stupid, dense or obtuse in intellect ...1666
• TWO APPLES SHORT OF A BISCUIT not completely sane, crazy, stupid ...1992 UK sl.
• TWO BRICKS SHORT OF A LOAD stupid; crazy, eccentric ...20C sl.
• UNASINOUS agreeing in stupidity ...1656
• UNCUNNING ignorant, stupid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNGAIN disagreeable; intractable, troublesome; unsteady, wild; stupid ...1895 Eng. dial.
• UP AGAINST THE WALL foolish, stupid ...1960s US college sl.
• VEGETABLE brainless; very stupid ...1970s US college sl.
• WAFF of persons: feeble in body or mind, weak, exhausted, spiritless, stupid, ineffective ...1822 Sc.
• WAFF-LIKE of persons: feeble in body or mind, weak, exhausted, spiritless, stupid, ineffective ...1822 Sc.
• WANTING IN THE UPPER STORY stupid ...1885 sl.
• WOMBAT-HEADED stupid, fat-headed ...1971 Aust. sl.
• YARRA mad, insane, stupid, eccentric ...1943 Aust. sl.
• ZAM-ZODY stupid, soft ...1889 Eng. dial.
• ZAM-ZOED stupid, soft ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• ZATENFARE stupid, senseless, idiotic ...1746 Eng. dial.
• ZAWKIN stupid, thick-headed ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
STUPID - nouns
• BOOBOISIE boobs as a class, stupid people ...E20 US sl.
• FOOD FOR THE SQUIRRELS a stupid job, task, or scheme ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOOL FILE a mythical library of the stupidest things ever said ...1991 US sl.
• POINTED HEAD a stupid, dunce-like mind; a brainless cranium ...1940s Amer. sl.
• QUADDLIN a semi-imbecile, stupid manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUIDDLING a semi-imbecile, stupid manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SIX HAT AND A FIFTY SHIRT descriptive of a stupid, strong fellow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STRONG BACK AND A WEAK MIND descriptive of a stupid, strong fellow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
STUPID - nouns, person
• ADDLE-BRAIN a stupid or half-witted fellow; a foolish bungler; a dullard ...1880
• AH-AH a stupid person ...1928 Amer. dial.
• A-HOLE an asshole; a very stupid or annoying person
• AIRBRAIN a stupid person ...US sl.
• AIRHEAD a stupid person ...US sl.
• ALL-AMERICAN CHUMP a stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ANIMAL a fool; an oaf; a stupid person ...L16
• APPLEKNOCKER a stupid person; used as a general term of abuse ...1939 Amer. dial.
• ASS a fool; a stupid or foolish person; an oaf ...20C sl.
• ASSEN-HEAD a blockhead; a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASSFACE an unpleasant, stupid person ...1990s US campus sl.
• ASS-HEAD a blockhead; a stupid person; a fool; an idiot ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASSINEGER a fool, a simpleton, a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASSINEGO a fool, a simpleton, a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASSNEGER a fool, a simpleton, a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATTWOOD a foolish fellow; a stupid person; a blockhead; a simpleton ...1894 Eng. dial.
• AUMERIL a stupid, unmethodical person ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AUMRIE a very stupid person ...B1900 Sc.
• AUNT HAGGIE'S CHILDREN any stupid, lazy, despised people ...1985 Bermuda sl.
• AVER a stupid person ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AWK a stupid, clumsy person ...1811 Eng. dial.
• AWPS a stupid, clumsy, gawky person ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BAALTY-BRAINS a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABOON an ugly or uncouth person; a stupid person; an inferior person; an oaf, a jerk; also, a term of abuse ...c1500
• BACON-BRAINS a fool, a stupid clodhopper, a clownish blockhead ...a1634
• BAFFIN a soft, stupid person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BAKEBRAIN (derogatory) someone with limited or damaged mental faculties; a fool, an idiot; a stupid person ...1949 US sl.
• BAKEHEAD a stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BATTLE-HEAD a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEAN-HEAD a dull, stupid person ...1919 Amer. sl.
• BEFF a stupid person ...19C Sc.
• BEFFAN a soft, stupid person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEFFIN a soft, stupid person ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BESOM-HEAD a foolish or stupid person; a blockhead ...1864
• BEZOM-HEAD a foolish, stupid person ...1889 Eng. dial.
• BICKER a rough, stupid, and noisy person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIG BOOB a stupid fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BIG CHUMP a stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG CLUCK a stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG CLUNK a stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BILLY-MINAWKY a foolish or stupid fellow ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIMBETTE an adolescent or teenager considered sexually attractive but of limited intelligence ...1982 sl., orig. US
• BIMBO a young woman considered sexually attractive but of limited intelligence ...1927 sl., orig. US
• BIRDSEED a silly or stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIVOLOPUS a very stupid person ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BLISTER (derogatory) a stupid person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BLOCKHEADESS a female blockhead; a stupid woman ...1827 nonce word
• BLUMF a dull, stupid fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUNKART a stupid person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUNT a stupid fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUNTIE † a stupid person; one not sharp of wits; a sniveller ...1768 obs. exc. Sc.
• BOG-STALKER an idle, lounging, stupid fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BONEHEAD a stupid person ...sl.
• BONE-TOP a dull or stupid fellow; one who makes blunders ...1919 Amer. dial.
• BOOB a stupid person, a dolt, a blockhead; a silly or childish person ...1909 sl.
• BOOBY a silly, stupid, or childish person ...E17
• BOODLE a stupid person, a dolt, a blockhead ...1862 sl.
• BOUFF a stupid, blundering fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOZO a dull-witted, stupid person; a lout ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BRAINLESS BRAWN descriptive of a stupid, strong fellow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BROAD WITH A SOFT CONK a stupid or silly woman ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BUFFLEHEAD a fool, a blockhead, a simpleton, a stupid person, a silly person, an ignoramus ...1659
• BUG a stupid or silly person ...1900 Amer. college sl.
• BUTT a stupid or contemptible person ...1993 Amer. sl.
• BUTT PLUG a stupid or contemptible person ...1993 Amer. sl.
• CABBAGE (derogatory) a stupid, dull, inactive person; a silly person ...1887 Amer. sl.
• CABBAGE-HEAD a brainless fellow; a thickhead ...1682
• CAKE a foolish or stupid fellow ...1785 Eng. dial. & sl.
• CALF a fool, a simpleton; a stupid or loutish person; an awkward or silly boy or man; a meek, harmless person ...1553 sl.
• CALF-LOLLY † a stupid fellow; a dolt ...1708.
• CALF'S HEAD a stupid, witless individual ...1600 sl.
• CAPON an idiot, a dull, stupid person; a term of reproach ...1542
• CEMENTHEAD a blockhead, a fool, a stupid person ...1949 Amer. sl.
• CHEESEDICK a disgusting or contemptible fellow; a stupid person ...1986 US sl.
• CHEESEDIX a disgusting or contemptible fellow; a stupid person ...1986 US sl.
• CHEESE DONG a disgusting or contemptible fellow; a stupid person ...1986 US sl.
• CHEESE-HEAD a stupid, awkward person ...1919 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN-HEAD a dull, stupid person ...1919 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN'S HEAD a stupid, immature girl ...1960s US Black sl.
• CHIEF a stupid person ...1990s US sl.
• CHOWDERBRAIN a fool, a stupid person ...1960 US sl.
• CHOWDERHEAD a stupid person, a fool, a blockhead; a muddle-headed person; a dunce ... 1682 sl.
• CHUCKLEHEAD a fool; a silly person; a stupid person ...1731
• CHUCKLE-PATE a stupid fellow; a blockhead ...1820
• CLOD a stupid person ...L16
• CLODPATE a stupid fellow, a blockhead, a dolt, an oaf ...1636
• CLOUTER-HEAD a foolish, stupid person; one deficient in understanding ...c1861 Eng. dial.
• CLUCK a stupid oaf; a fool ...20C US colloq.
• CLUCKHEAD a stupid oaf ...20C US colloq.
• CLUMPERTON † a clown, a clodhopper; a countryman; a silly or stupid fellow ...c1534
• COD'S-HEAD a stupid fellow, a fool, a blockhead; a dupe ...1566
• COOF a silly or stupid person ...1715 chiefly Sc.
• CRACKED EGG a silly or stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CUDDIE a stupid person ...Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CUDDY a stupid person ...Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAFTIE a stupid, silly or foolish person ...1872 colloq.
• DAG a stupid or unpleasant person ...Aust. sl.
• DAKES-HEAD a spiritless, stupid person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DASIBERD † a stupid fellow, a fool, a dullard, a simpleton ... c1400
• DATE a foolish, silly, stupid, or weak person ...1914 UK sl.
• DAWCAKE a stupid, silly, awkward person ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DAWCOCK † a stupid, silly, awkward fellow, a simpleton, a fool ...1556 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DAWKAWK a stupid, silly, awkward person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAWKIN a dull, stupid person, a simpleton, a fool ...1565 Eng. dial.
• DEACON (derogatory) an excessively stupid or unpleasant person ...20C teen sl.
• DEADASS. a lazy or stupid person; a boring or feeble person; an absolute dullard ...1959 Amer. sl.
• DEAD-HEAD a stupid person ...1930s US Black sl.
• DEAD MEAT a dull, stupid person ...1980s sl.
• DEADNECK a very stupid person ...1910s sl.
• DEAF-HEAD a stupid, dull fellow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DIMBO a stupid person ...1977 Can. sl.
• DIMMO a stupid person ...1977 Can. sl.
• DING-A-LING a fool; an oaf; an odd, giddy person who hears bells; a dull, stupid person; a silly or light-headed person ...1935 US sl.
• DINGBAT a dull, stupid person; a fool; a silly or light-headed person ...1915 Amer. dial.
• DINGDONG a dull, stupid person; a fool; an oaf; a silly or light-headed person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DINGLEBERRY an oaf; a person stupid enough to ingest dingleberries while performing anilingus ...20C US sl.
• DIP a stupid, sloppy oaf; a foolish person ...1932 sl.
• DIPSHIT a person of no consequence and no intelligence; a stupid jerk, an oaf ...1962 US sl.
• DIPSTICK an inept fool; an idiot; a jerk; a stupid or contemptible person; an oaf ...1963 US sl.
• DIZZARD † a foolish, stupid, or silly fellow; an idiot, a blockhead; a weak-minded person ...1547 obs. or arch.
• DOBBIE a stupid fellow; a blockhead, a fool, a simpleton, a dolt; a childish old man, a dotard; an awkward fellow, a clown ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DOCUS a stupid fellow ...1819 Sc.
• DODDY-PATE † a stupid person, a blockhead, a fool, a dunce ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DODUNK a stupid, simple person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DOOBIE a dull, stupid fellow; a fool, a simpleton; a dunce ...19C Sc.
• DOODLE-BRAIN a general insult; a stupid person, a fool ...1990s Aust. teen sl.
• DOODLE-HEAD a general insult; a stupid person, a fool ...1990s Aust. teen sl.
• DORK a stupid or ridiculous person; a jerk, a nerd ...1960 sl.
• DOTTEREL a silly, stupid person, esp. one who is easily duped ...Eng. dial.
• DOWF a spiritless, stupid, or gloomy person ...LME Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DOWFART a dull or stupid person ...E18 Sc. arch.
• DROMEDARY a stupid bungling person ...M16 now Eng. dial.
• DRONGO a stupid, foolish, or incompetent person ...M20 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DROOLY a stupid, unpopular person ...1940s US sl.
• DRUGGLE † a term of contempt or reproach: apparently a heavy, stupid, spiritless or cowardly fellow ...1611
• DRUMBLEDORE a heavy, sluggish, stupid fellow ...1881
• DUH-BRAIN a stupid person ...2006 UK sl.
• DULMAN † a dull or stupid person; used humorously as a proper name ...1615
• DUMB ASS a stupid person ...1958 US sl.
• DUMBBELL an oaf; a stupid or unthinking person ...1918 US colloq.
• DUMB BUNNY a stupid person; an oaf ...M20 US sl.
• DUMB CLUCK a stupid oaf; a person as stupid as a chicken; a fool ...1948 Aust. & US colloq.
• DUMB DORA a stupid woman ...1922 sl., orig. US
• DUMB-DUMB a stupid oaf; a dull, heavy lummox ...M20 US sl.
• DUMBELL an oaf; a stupid or unthinking person ...E20 US colloq.
• DUMBFUCK a despicable, stupid person ...1950 US sl.
• DUMBLEDORE a stupid fellow, a dolt, a blockhead ...1777 Eng. dial.
• DUMBO a dolt, a fool; a large and stupid oaf ...1932 US sl.
• DUMBSHIT a stupid oaf; an imbecile ...1961 US sl.
• DUM-DUM a silly or stupid person ...Amer. World War I sl.
• DUMMOCK a stupid or mischievous child ...19C Eng. dial.
• DUMMY a stupid oaf ...L16
• DUNDERCLUNK a big, stupid person ...19C Sc.
• EEL-DROWNER anyone who is not clever or acute ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ELEPHANT AND CASTLE an oaf, a stupid person ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'ass-hole'
• EMPTY BEAN a stupid person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EVEN a character, always used in a bad sense; a dull, slow, stupid person ...1885 Eng. dial.
• FARMER a stupid or unsophisticated person; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...M19 sl.
• FART-BLOSSOM a worthless or despicable person; a person inclined to stupid behaviour ...1938 Amer. sl.
• FARTHEAD a stupid or despicable person ...1962 Amer. sl.
• FART HOOK a stupid or worthless, useless person ...1973 US sl.
• FAT-HEAD one having a fat head; a stupid dolt; a senseless fellow; an oaf; one whose brain is composed of fat and is therefore useless ...1842
• FEATHER-BRAIN a foolish, giddy person; a dull, stupid person; a silly, light-headed person ...1839
• FEATHER MERCHANT a silly or stupid person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FEEB a stupid or mentally disabled person ...E20 US sl.
• FLUMMOX a stupid person ...19C US sl.
• FLUMMUX a stupid person ...19C US sl.
• FOOD FOR THE SQUIRRELS a stupid or foolish person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOPDOODLE † a silly, vain, empty person; a stupid or insignificant fellow; a fop, fool, simpleton ...E17
• FUSSOCK a contemptuous term for a stupid person ...1740 Eng. dial.
• GAA-BOBBY a stupid person; a booby ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GABY a stupid, foolish, or silly person; a blockhead, simpleton, fool, dunce ...1796 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• GAIBIE a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Sc.
• GALIMAVIS a fool, a stupid person ...1925 Sc.
• GALLOOT a man, esp. if hulking, stupid, boorish, foolish, clumsy, or otherwise objectionable; an awkward or uncouth person ...1818 UK
• GALOOT a man, esp. if hulking, stupid, boorish, foolish, clumsy, worthless or otherwise objectionable; a big, awkward or uncouth person ...1818 UK
• GAMPHREL a fool; a stupid or senseless fellow; a blockhead ...1728 Sc.
• GANDER a dull or stupid person; a fool, a simpleton; a gawky person ...1553
• GANNER a stupid person, a 'goose' ...1863 Sc.
• GANSH a person with a widely-gaping mouth; hence, a stupid, dull-witted, or clumsy person; a silly, stammering fellow who tries to explain himself an fails ...1880 Sc.
• GAPIE a stupid, gaping, or irresponsible person; a fool ...1908 Sc.
• GAPPY a stupid, gaping, or irresponsible person; a fool ...1908 Sc.
• GAWBY a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GAWNICUS a fool, a dolt, a stupid fellow, an ignoramus, a simpleton ...1867 Amer. dial.
• GAWNY a stupid, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a simpleton ...1909 Amer. dial.
• GILPY a soft, stupid person ...B1900 Sc.
• GNAW-POST a stupid, ignorant person; a silly fellow; a fool, a simpleton ...1856 Eng. dial.
• GOBSHITE a stupid, incompetent, or contemptible person, esp. an ignorant loudmouth ...M20 sl., chiefly Irish
• GOB-THRUST a stupid fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GOCKIE a stupid person ...B1900 Sc.
• GONEY a stupid, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a simpleton ...1838 Amer. dial.
• GONUS a fool, a dolt, a stupid fellow, an ignoramus, a simpleton ...1842 Amer. dial.
• GONY a stupid, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a simpleton ...1859 Amer. dial.
• GOOBERHEAD a dull and stupid person ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GOOBY a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GOOK a dull, stupid, foolish person ...1910s sl., orig. US
• GOOMBAH a stupid person ...1950s US sl.
• GOON a stupid, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a simpleton ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GOONEY a foolish or stupid fellow; a simpleton ...1815 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GOONUS a fool, a dolt, a stupid fellow, an ignoramus, a simpleton ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOONY a stupid, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a simpleton ...1948 Amer. dial.
• GOOPUS a stupid oaf ...M20 US sl.
• GOOSE a stupid, thoughtless person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOOSECAP † a silly fellow; a stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a giddy or flighty young girl ...1589 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GOOSTRUMNOODLE a stupid person; a fool ...1871 Eng. dial.
• GORBY a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GOUK a dull, stupid, foolish person ...1910s sl., orig. US
• GRIZZLEDEMUNDY a term of abuse applied to a person who laughs at any trifling thing; a grinning fool; a stupid oaf ...1818 Eng. dial.
• GROPUS a stupid person ...B1900 Sc.
• GROUT-HEAD † a blockhead, a thickhead, a dunce, a stupid person ...1550 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GRUNT a stupid or unpleasant person ...1977 US sl.
• GUMBAH a stupid person ...1950s US sl.
• GUNSEL a stupid or inexperienced youth ...US sl.
• HABBER one who stammers, stutters or speaks thickly; hence, a stupid person ...1866 Sc.
• HABBERJOCK a big stupid person who speaks thickly and hurriedly ...1866 Sc.
• HAIVER a stupid, chattering person; an incoherent or garrulous person; a lazy, idle fellow ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAIVREL a stupid, half-witted person; a talkative, garrulous person; a fool ...1801 Sc.
• HALF-ASS a stupid, incompetent person ...1920s US sl.
• HALF-THICK a foolish or stupid person ...1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAMMER-HEAD † a head likened to a hammer; a blockhead; an oaf; a dull, stupid fellow ...1532
• HARD-HEAD a stupid person ...E16
• HASH a stupid person; a person who 'makes a hash' of his words, etc., one who is careless or muddled in speech or action ...1655 Sc.
• HAUVING-GAM a stupid person ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAVEREL a stupid, half-witted person; a talkative, garrulous person; a fool; one who talks without sense ...c1779 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVERIL a stupid, half-witted person; a talkative, garrulous person; a fool ...1801 Sc.
• HAVERS a stupid, chattering person; an incoherent or garrulous person; a lazy, idle fellow ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVREL a foolishly chattering or garrulous person; a fool, a stupid, half-witted person, a simpleton ...c1779 Sc.
• HAWBAW a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout; a coarse, vulgar lad ...1872 Eng. dial.
• HAWBUCK an unmannerly lout; a country bumpkin or clown; a coarse, vulgar lad; a foolish or stupid fellow; a simpleton ...1805
• HAWBY a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout, a coarse, vulgar lad ...1872 Eng. dial.
• HAWKIE a stupid, clumsy fellow ...1787 Sc.
• HAYSEED a dull, stupid person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAZE-BAZE a fool, a stupid person, a ninny ...1877 Ireland
• HAZIE a stupid, thick-headed person ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEAVYHEAD * a dull, stupid fellow ...1399
• HEEPY † a fool, a stupid person ...1800 Sc.
• HEY NONNY-NONNY an oaf; a blockhead; a stupid person ...19C Brit. sl.
• HOCKEY PUCK a stupid person ...1960s US sl.
• HORSECOCK a stupid or contemptible person ...1927 US sl.
• HORSE'S ARSE a stupid or contemptible person, usually a man ...1888 US sl.
• HORSE'S ASS a stupid or contemptible person, usually a man ...a1865 US sl.
• HORSE'S COCK a stupid or contemptible person ...1974 US sl.
• HORSE'S-NECK a stupid or contemptible person ...1928 US sl.
• HUMDUDGEON a big, stupid person of an evil disposition ...B1900 Sc.
• ICKY a stupid person, a person who is conventional ...1930s US Black sl.
• IGNANT an ignorant, stupid person ...1940s US Black sl.
• IGNORAMUS a stupid and unlettered person; first applied to ignorant lawyers ...1569
• IRONHEAD a stupid oaf, a fool ...20C sl.
• IVORY DOME a stupid person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JABONEY a greenhorn; a newly-arrived foreigner; an inept, stupid or inexperienced person; a guy or fellow ...1931 Amer. dial.
• JABRONEY an inept, stupid or inexperienced person; a guy or fellow ...1984 Amer. dial.
• JABRONIE an inept, stupid or inexperienced person; a guy or fellow ...1982 Amer. dial.
• JACK A LENT a simple, stupid fellow ...1598 arch.
• JACK A NODS a simple, stupid fellow ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACKASS a stupid or foolish person; a dolt, an oaf, a blockhead ...1823
• JACK LANTERN a fool; a dull, stupid fellow ...1896 Amer. dial.
• JAG-OFF a dull, stupid person; an inept person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• JARBONI an inept, stupid or inexperienced person; a guy or fellow ...1959 Amer. dial.
• JARHEAD (derogatory) a dull, stupid person; a fool, an oaf ...1969 Amer. dial.
• JAY a stupid or silly person; a simpleton ...1884
• JAYBIRD a person or fellow; a rustic or countrified person; one considered ignorant, awkward, or unsophisticated; a dull, stupid person ...1886 Amer. dial.
• JAYHAWK a person or fellow; a rustic or countrified person; one considered ignorant, awkward, or unsophisticated; a dull, stupid person ...1907 Amer. dial.
• JAYHAWKER a person or fellow; a rustic or countrified person; one considered ignorant, awkward, or unsophisticated; a dull, stupid person ...1911 Amer. dial.
• JEFF a dull, stupid person; a pest ...1930s sl.
• JERK a useless or stupid person ...sl.
• JIBONEY an inept, stupid or inexperienced person; a guy or fellow ...1952 Amer. dial.
• JOBARD † a stupid fellow; a fool ...a1400
• JOBBERNOWL a stupid, thick-headed person; a blockhead, a fool, a dunce, a dolt ...1592 colloq.
• JOLTERHEAD a fool; a stupid person ...L18 sl.
• JOLTHEAD a fool; a stupid person ...L18 sl.
• JUMBLONEY an inept, stupid or inexperienced person; a guy or fellow ...1984 Amer. dial.
• KAIBREL † a lean, stupid fellow ...1838 Sc.
• KLUCK a stupid oaf; a fool ...20C US colloq.
• KLUTZ an oaf; a clod or a bungler; an idiot; an awkward, stupid person ...M20 US sl.
• KNOCK-SOFTLY a silly or stupid person; a fool ...1887 Eng. dial.
• LABRICK a fool; a dolt; an idiot; a dull, stupid person; a greenhorn; a stranger; a naive or foolish person; often used as a mild term of abuse ...1889 Amer. sl.
• LACK-BRAIN one who is destitute of sense or brains; one wanting in wit; a stupid, empty-headed fellow, a fool ...1596
• LACKWIT a stupid person
• LAMEBRAIN a dolt; a blockhead; a stupid person ...1919 US sl.
• LAMEHEAD a dolt; a blockhead; a stupid person ...1978 US sl.
• LARDHEAD a stupid person; an idiot ...1936 Amer. sl.
• LAVERICK a fool; a dolt; an idiot; a dull, stupid person; a greenhorn; a naive person; a stranger; often used as a mild term of abuse ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LEATHER-EARS a stupid person; a fool; one slow of comprehension ...1903 Amer. dial.
• LEATHER-HEAD a fool, a blockhead, a dolt, an oaf, a stupid person; a person slow of comprehension ...a1700
• LEATHER-NECK a stupid person; a fool; a blockhead; an uncouth person ...1919 Amer. dial.
• LOBBUS an oaf, a stupid person ...20C sl.
• LOBCOCK † a country bumpkin; a clown, a lout, a boor; a dull, stupid, sluggish person; a clumsy, lubberly fellow; a blundering fool; a blockhead; a term of abuse ...a1553 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LOGGERHEAD a stupid, dull-witted, or mulish person; a blockhead, a dunce ...1806 Amer. dial.
• LOGI-LOGI a stupid, oafish person ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• LOG OF EBONY a stupid Black person ...M19 Aust. sl.
• LOG OF WOOD a dull, stupid person ...M19 Aust. sl.
• LOGO-LOGO a stupid, oafish person ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• LOLO a crazy person; a dull, stupid person ...1938 Amer. dial.
• LOMMIX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LOPPUS an oaf, a stupid person ...20C sl.
• LORG a stupid person; an oaf ...E20 US sl.
• LUMMIX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOCK(S) a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOKIN a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMUX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• MACKEREL a worthless, stupid or foolish fellow ...1863 Amer. sl.
• MALLETHEAD a fool, a stupid person, a numbskull ...1954 US sl.
• MALT-HORSE † a term of reproach or abuse for a dull, stupid fellow; a dolt ...1590
• MAMMY-GOG a foolish, stupid person ...1884 Eng. dial.
• MAMMY-SUCK a foolish, stupid person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARBLE DOME a dolt, a dullard, a stupid person ...1919 Amer. sl.
• MARBLEHEAD a dolt, a dullard, a stupid person ...1919 Amer. sl.
• MAROON an obnoxious or foolish person; a stupid person ...1941 Amer. sl.
• MATHUM a fool, a stupid person; a blockhead ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAUPS a stupid person ...1866 Eng. dial.
• MAWPS a stupid person ...1866 Eng. dial.
• MAWSIE a stout person, esp. a woman; a stupid, slovenly, worthless woman ...1790 Sc.
• MAYTHEM a "May-gosling," a person befooled on the 1st of May; a stupid person ...1864 Eng. dial.
• MAZICAN a stupid person; a fool ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEATHEAD an oaf; a stupid person ...M20 US colloq.
• MEATHUM a fool, a stupid person; a blockhead ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEAZY-SOW a stupid person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• MELL a big, strong, stupid person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MELLSCOPE a confirmed dunce; a wooden-headed or stupid person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MELONHEAD a blockhead; a stupid person ...1932 Amer. sl.
• MENTAL HERNIA a fool; an idiot; an oaf; a stupid person ...1970 Amer. sl.
• MENTAL MIDGET an absent-minded or inattentive person; a stupid person ...1966 Amer. sl.
• MESS an objectionable or foolish person; unruly or incorrigible person; an oaf; a hopelessly stupid person; a mentally confused person ...1936 sl.
• MINCH a stupid, contemptible, or unpleasant person ...1928 Amer. sl.
• MISSING LINK a stupid person ...20C US sl.
• MOKE a stupid fellow, a dolt, a blockhead; a foolish or inconsequential fellow ...1855 Eng. dial. & sl.
• MOKES a foolish or inconsequential fellow; a stupid fellow ...1985 Amer. sl.
• MOLDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MOMO a stupid or useless person; a blockhead ...1954-60 Amer. sl.
• MONGOLOID a stupid, dumb person ...1990s sl.
• MONKEY DICK a stupid or contemptible person ...1988 Amer. sl.
• MOOZLES a slow, stupid, slovenly person ...1878 Eng. dial.
• MOULDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MUCKLE AUMRIE a very stupid person ...B1900 Sc.
• MUD a fool; an oaf; a stupid person ...18C Brit. colloq.
• MUDCAT a stupid or contemptible person ...M19 US sl.
• MUDDLE-HEAD a fool; a simpleton; a stupid person; an oaf ...M19
• MUD-HEAD an oaf; a fool; a stupid person ...E19 colloq.
• MUFF an oaf, a fool, a stupid person ...1682 cant
• MULLETHEAD a fool, a stupid person ...1857 US sl.
• MUSHBALL a stupid person; a dolt; a mawkishly sentimental person ...1980s US sl.
• MUSHBRAIN a stupid person; a dolt; a mawkishly sentimental person ...1980s US sl.
• MUTT an oaf; a dullard; a stupid person ...20C US sl.
• MUTTHEAD a stupid or contemptible person ...1910s US sl.
• MUTTON-HEAD a dull, stupid person; an uninteresting person, a bore ...1825
• NAFFHEAD a stupid person, a blockhead, a simpleton, an idiot, a dolt ...1796 Eng. dial.
• NAGO a very stupid, ugly, or notably dark-complexioned person ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• NAILHEAD a dull, stupid person; a fool ...1948 Amer. sl.
• NAUPHEAD a stupid person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEEP-HEAD a stupid person ...1880 Sc.
• NEWT a stupid, unsophisticated or socially inadequate person ...1920s US college sl.
• NIMWIT a dull, stupid person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NING-NANG a worthless or troublesome person; an unreliable person; a silly or stupid person; a fool ...1832 Eng. dial.
• NINNYHAMMER a stupid or weak-minded person; a simpleton, a fool ...1592
• NO-NECK a muscular, stupid man ...Aust. sl.
• NONG an oaf; a dolt; a stupid person; a fool; an idiot ...M20 Aust. sl.
• NONG-NONG an oaf; a dolt; a stupid person ...M20 Aust. sl.
• NONNY-NONNY an oaf; a blockhead; a stupid person ...19C Brit. sl.
• NOODLE a silly, stupid, unthinking, or forgetful person ...Bk1974 Amer. colloq.
• NOSEBLEED a stupid, inept person ...1951 US teen sl.
• NUMB CREATURE a fool, a stupid person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• NUMB NUT a fool, a stupid person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NUMBHEAD a fool, a stupid person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• NUMBSKULL a fool; a blockhead; a dull-witted person; a dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow ... 17C
• NUMBY a fool, a stupid person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NUMP a dolt; an oaf; a silly or stupid person; a fool; a blockhead ...17C Brit.
• NUMPS † a silly or stupid person; a fool, a blockhead, a dolt ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NUMSCUL a blockhead; a stupid person ...17C
• NUMSKULL a fool; a blockhead; a dull-witted person; a dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow ... 17C
• OBSTUPEFACT †* a stupid person ...1601
• ODDMENT one slightly defective in mental power; a stupid person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OMADHAUN a fool, a simpleton; a dull, stupid person; a term of abuse ...1818 Ireland
• ONE-BRAIN a term of disparagement; a stupid person ...1916 Amer. dial.
• OOFUS a stupid oaf ...M20 US sl.
• OYSTER an odd, stupid, or foolish person ...1930s US sl.
• PAIFERAL a stupid fellow ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PALOOKA a large and stupid person ...1920s US sl.
• PALOOKO a large and stupid person ...1920s US sl.
• PEASANT someone considered ignorant, stupid, or awkward; an uncouth or uncultured person ...1943 colloq.
• PECKERHEAD a disparaging term for a person; a thick-headed or stupid person; a jerk, an oaf; a despised man ...1955 Amer. dial.
• PECKERWOOD a disparaging term for a person; a thick-headed or stupid person ...1986 Amer. dial.
• PIECE OF WOOD, A † a contemptuous term for a stupid person; a blockhead ...1705
• PILLOCK a stupid or annoying person ...14C Brit. sl.
• POINTHEAD a stupid person ...1972 Amer. sl.
• POINTY-HEAD a stupid person ...1972 Amer. sl.
• PORKHEAD a stupid, thuggish person ...1980s sl.
• PUDDENHEAD an oaf ...19C Brit. & US colloq.
• PUDDING-HEAD a stupid but lovable person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• PUMBLECHOOK a stupid person; a fool; an oaf; a 'human ass' ...L19 Brit. & US sl.
• PUMPKIN-HEAD a stupid person ...1850 Amer. colloq.
• PUNKIN-HEAD a stupid person; an oaf or dolt ...19C Amer. dial.
• PUTTY-HEAD a fool; a stupid person ...1905 Amer. dial.
• QUASHEE a country bumpkin; a peasant; a stupid person ...M19 sl.
• QUASHIE a country bumpkin; a peasant; a stupid person ...M19 sl.
• QUAW a stupid, ugly person; a peasant or bumpkin ...M19 W. Indies sl.
• QUAWY a stupid, ugly person; a peasant or bumpkin ...M19 W. Indies sl.
• RAM-HEAD † one who has a head like a ram; a dull, thick-witted, obstinate person; a stupid person, a blockhead ...1605
• RAMMLEGAUCUS † a stupid, blundering fellow ...1923 Sc.
• RATTLE a giddy, harebrained person; one who talks volubly; a chatterer; a stupid fellow ...B1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-BRAIN. a confused, silly, or stupid person; a wild, harum-scarum person; a spendthrift ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RIDGE RUNNER a rustic, esp. a mountaineer; an uncouth, stupid fellow; a hillbilly ...1917 Amer. dial.
• RODNEY a stupid or awkward person ...M19 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• SACK a term of contempt for a man; a stupid, dull fellow ...1835 Sc.
• SACKET a stupid person or animal ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAINT-AGNES TÔTLE a stupid old fool ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY BILLY a simpleton; a foolish, stupid person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY CODLIN a simpleton; a foolish, stupid person ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY DAWKIN a simpleton; a foolish, stupid person ...1879 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY DINGLE a simpleton; a foolish, stupid person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY NODDY a simpleton; a foolish, stupid person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY SUCK-EGG a simpleton; a foolish, stupid person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY-HEAD a simpleton; a foolish, stupid person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAP-HEAD a fool; a simpleton; a stupid person; a blockhead ...1828
• SATEPOLL a foolish, silly, or stupid person; a simpleton ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SAUSAGE a stupid person; an oaf ...M20 US sl.
• SAWDUST-HEAD a stupid person; a blockhead; someone whose brains are more useless than sawdust ...20C US colloq.
• SAWNEY a simpleton, a fool, a stupid fellow; a soft, good-natured fellow ...a1700 colloq.
• SAWNUPS a stupid person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAFFOLD BOARD said of a person with low intelligence ...Brit. sl.
• SCHLEP(P) an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCHLEPPER an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person; an insignificant person; a second-rater ...1947 sl. orig. US
• SCHMEKEL an oaf; a stupid person ...M20 sl.
• SCHMENDRICH a stupid person; an oaf; an immature male; a nonvirile male; used derisively by women ...20C US sl.
• SCHMOCK a stupid person; a fool; oaf; ...20C US sl.
• SCRUB a fool, a stupid person, a dumb individual ...1980s US Black sl.
• SEMOLIA a fool; a stupid person ...1890s US Black sl.
• SHEEPHERDER (usually derogatory) a lazy, stupid person ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SHEEPSHEAD † a foolish or stupid person
• SHIT-FOR-BRAINS a stupid person ...sl., chiefly N. Amer.
• SHLEPP an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...c1970s Amer. dial.
• SHLEPPER an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SHMENDRICK n. a stupid person; an oaf; an immature male; a nonvirile male; used derisively by women ...20C US sl.
• SILLY ASS a foolish or stupid person
• SILLY MOO a stupid woman ...L19 sl.
• SIMP a fool, a simpleton, an oaf, a stupid or dull person; a dim-witted or backward person ...c1910 sl., orig. US
• SKIT-BRAINS a stupid person, a blockhead, a dolt ...1553
• SLOWCOME a slow person; a lagging, stupid, lazy fellow; a lazy, sluggish fellow; an idler ...1882 Eng. dial.
• SNODDIE an ignorant, stupid fellow ...B1900 Sc.
• SPAG an unpleasant, stupid person; can be used affectionately ...1980s US college & UK juvenile sl.
• SPAGGA n. an unpleasant, stupid person; can be used affectionately ...1980s US college & UK juvenile sl.
• SPAGHETTI HEAD a stupid person ...1980s US sl.
• SPINEY BIFF (derogatory) a stupid or clumsy person ...c1980s playground sl.
• SUCK-EGG a fool, a silly person, a stupid fellow ...1609 Eng. dial. & sl.
• SUMPH a soft stupid fellow; a simpleton, a blockhead ...1719 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TACKHEAD a stupid person; a rural farmer ...20S US sl.
• TACKY a stupid person, a rural farmer ...20C US sl.
• TACKYHEAD a stupid person; a rural farmer ...20S US sl.
• TAIVERTY a stupid person ...1833 Sc.
• TAMMIE LAMMAS a stupid person ...1921 Sc.
• TAMMIE NORRIE a stupid, slow-witted, doltish person ...1701 Sc.
• TAM-O'-NORRIE a stupid, slow-witted, doltish person ...1701 Sc.
• TATTIE-HEAD a stupid head, a stupid person ...1897 Sc.
• TAVERTY a stupid person ...1833 Sc.
• TAWTIE a stupid person ...B1900 Sc.
• TIMDOODLE n. a term of contempt applied to a stupid, silly fellow ...1806 Eng. dial.
• TOM FOOL a foolish or stupid person; one who behaves foolishly ...1721
• TOMMY-NODDY a foolish or stupid person ...1828
• TOM-NODDY a foolish or stupid person; a blockhead, dunce, dolt, simpleton ...1828
• UNDERHEAD † a person of inferior intelligence; a stupid person; a blockhead ...1643
• VAPPE †* a stupid person ...1657
• WAHOO a rustic or countrified person; a dull and stupid person ...1882 Amer. dial.
• WALLY a stupid person ...20C sl.
• WISE GUY a stupid oaf or smart aleck ...20C US sl.
• WOMBAT a dull, uninteresting or stupid person ...1905 Aust. sl.
• WONK a flunky; a stupid person ...1990s Amer. college sl.
• WONKYBONCE an idiot; also, a nickname for a stupid, thick person ...Brit. sl.
• WOODENHEAD a blockhead, an oaf; a stupid person ...20C US sl.
• YACK a fool, a stupid fellow, an oaf ...1950s US Western sl.
• YARRA a stupid person ...L19 Aust. sl.
• YAUP one who has a vacant stupid look; a fool, an oaf, a yokel ...1896 Sc.
• YAWNAX a stupid person; a fool; a lazy, uncouth person; a boor ...1870 Eng. dial.
• YAWNEY a stupid, lazy, sleepy person; a fool ...1876 Eng. dial.
• YAWNEY-BOX a silly person; a lazy, stupid person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAWNUP a stupid person; a fool; a lazy, uncouth person; a boor ...1870 Eng. dial.
• YAWNUPS a stupid person; a fool; a lazy, uncouth person; a boor ...1870 Eng. dial.
• YAWNUX a stupid person; a fool; a lazy, uncouth person; a boor ...1870 Eng. dial.
• YOCHEL a 'yokel'; a stupid, awkward person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YOCHO a 'yokel'; a stupid, awkward person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YOCK a stupid fellow; an oaf ...20C US sl.
• YORNEY a lazy, stupid person; a fool ...1876 Eng. dial.
• YORNHEAD a silly person; a lazy, stupid person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YUCK a stupid fellow; an oaf ...20C US sl.
• YUK a stupid fellow; an oaf ...20C US sl.
• ZAHTY-POLL a stupid, silly, half-imbecile person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• ZEKE a dull, stupid person; a rustic, a dolt ...1970 Amer. dial.
STUPID - verbs
• BE HIT WITH THE STUPID STICK to be stupid ...1970s US Black sl.
• BE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE HEDGE WHEN THE • BRAINS WERE GIVEN AWAY to be brainless, or stupid, or at the last very dull ...c1810
• CATCH FARTS WITH A HOOK to do something stupid or useless ...1972 Amer. sl.
• CRACK WALNUTS IN ONE'S ASS to behave stupidly ...1972 Amer. sl.
• DOPE OFF to act in a stupid manner ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DOZZLE † to render stupid; to stupefy, to confuse ...a1670 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DUNCIFY * to make a dunce of; to make dull or stupid in intellect ...1597
• EFFATUATE † to besot, to render dull or stupid ...1630
• HAVE A FEW BUTTONS MISSING to be crazy, eccentric, stupid, or less intelligent than average ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S HEAD UP ONE'S ASS to be very stupid or inattentive ...1924 Amer. sl.
• HAVE ONLY FIFTY CARDS IN ONE'S DECK to be stupid or crazy ...1929 US sl.
• HAVE THE QUANDONGS to behave stupidly, to be stupid ...1910s Aust. sl.
• IDIOTIZE to become idiotic or stupid ...? a1800
• MAKE A MONKEY OUT OF to make a fool of, to make someone look stupid ...L19 sl., orig. US
• NOT HAVE BOTH OARS IN THE WATER to be stupid or mentally unbalanced ...1982 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1936 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A HOT ROCK to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1939 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A JUG OF APPLE CIDER to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A MUSKET to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1862 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A PITCHFORK to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1985 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A RIFLE BARREL to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A STALK OF BANANAS to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1939 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A WIND SCOOP ABOUT SHIP'S WORK to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1958 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ICE CREAM to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1983 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM MAMMOTH CAVE to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1947 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S AILERON to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1969 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S ARMPIT to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1962 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S ELBOW to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1897 sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S LEFT FOOT to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1966 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM PORK SAUSAGE to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1970 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM THE BACK SIDE OF A CHECKER BOARD to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM THIRD BASE to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1955 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S BRASS FROM ONE'S OBOE to be very ignorant; to be stupid ...
• NOT KNOW THE FRONT END OF A CAMERA FROM ONE'S ASSHOLE to be very stupid ...1949 Amer. sl.
• NOT TO KNOW A BEE FROM A BULL'S FOOT to be ignorant or stupid ...1812 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM A BULL'S FOOT to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM APPLE BUTTER to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BARLEY to very stupid; to lack common sense ...1954 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BARLEY IF THE BAGS WERE OPEN to be very stupid; to lack common sense ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BULLFOOT ABOUT BISCUITS to be very stupid ...1982 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BULLFROGS to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BUTTER to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BUTTONS to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM PEAS to be very stupid ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM PEAS WHEN THE PADS ARE OPEN to be very stupid ...1966 Amer. online
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS WHEN THE BAG'S OPEN to be very stupid ...1876 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS WHEN THE BAG'S UNTIED to be very stupid ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS WHEN THE POD'S OPEN to be very stupid ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS WITH THE SACK OPEN to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEEF FROM BULL'S FOOT to be very stupid ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEEF FROM BUTTER to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEEF FROM THE BULL'S TAIL to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEESWAX FROM BULL FOOT to be ignorant or stupid ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW ONE'S ARSE FROM ONE'S ELBOW to be ignorant; not to possess the most rudimentary knowledge; very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S ELBOW to be ignorant; not to possess the most rudimentary knowledge; very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW ONE'S ASSHOLE FROM ONE'S ELBOW to be ignorant; not to possess the most rudimentary knowledge; very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW PEAS to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUT BEANS IN ONE'S EAR to do something stupid after being warned not to ...1936 Amer. dial.
• PUT BEANS UP ONE'S NOSE to do something stupid after being warned not to ...1979 Amer. dial.
• 7SUMPH to be stupid ...a1689 Sc.
STUPID - phrases
• HE AIN'T GOT SENSE ENOUGH TO CARRY GUTS TO A BEAR said of someone very stupid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• I DIDN'T COME DOWN IN THE LAST SHOWER I'm not stupid; don't take me for a fool ...20C Aust. sl.
• I DIDN'T COME DOWN IN THE LAST SHOWER OF RAIN I'm not stupid; don't take me for a fool ...20C Aust. sl.
• I DIDN'T FALL OFF A CHRISTMAS TREE I'm not stupid; don't take me for a fool ...1940s sl.
• LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODY'S HOME, THE said of a person who is dazed, stupid, or unaware ...1983 Amer. sl.
• MORE BALLS THAN BRAINS said of someone who has more strength than intelligence ...a1890 US sl.
• NOBODY HOME an expression applied to any person thought to be stupid, feeble-minded, inattentive, etc. ...c1915 Amer. sl.
• NOBODY HOME UPSTAIRS said of someone considered to be stupid, feeble-minded, absent-minded, inattentive, etc. ...1951 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A BULL said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A BUZZARD said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A BUZZER said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A CAT said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A COW said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A GOOSE said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW TOODLUM SQUAW said of a stupid person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NOT MUCH UP TOP said of a stupid person ...1961 sl.
• NOT TO KNOW ANKLES FROM ELBOWS said of a person who seems to be very stupid ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PICK UP YOUR FACE response to somebody who has just done something stupid or embarrassing ...Bk1998 teen sl.
• TAP FOR THE SIMPLES refers to a stupid person; the idea is that a hole in the skull might let some of the foolishness out ...1953 Amer. dial.
• YOU COULDN'T FIND YOUR ARSE WITH BOTH HANDS you are stupid ...1999 UK sl.
STUPIDITY - nouns
• ASS-FAULT extreme stupidity ...1990s US campus sl.
• BEEF-WITTEDNESS stupidity ...1863
• BESTIALITY want of intelligence; irrationality, stupidity, brutality ...c1374
• BOOBERY stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOOBISHNESS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHUCKLEHEADEDNESS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAFF † folly, stupidity ...1728 Sc.
• DASTARDLINESS † inertness or dullness of wit; stupidity ...1553
• DASTARDNESS † inertness of understanding; stupidity; dullness ...1552
• DUMB ASS stupidity ...1972 US sl.
• FANDANGLE stupidity, foolishness ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• FAT BRAINS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FATUITY folly, silliness, stupidity; infatuation ...1648
• FATUOSITY †* folly, silliness, stupidity; infatuation ...1681
• FATUOUSNESS besotted foolishness, stupidity, infatuation; imbecility ...1874
• GROUT-HEADRY † stupidity ...1600
• JACKASSERY gross folly or stupidity ...1833
• JACKASSISM gross folly or stupidity ...a1845 nonce word
• JINGLEBRAINS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAME BRAINS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEATHER-HEADEDNESS stupidity; foolishness ...1879 Amer. dial.
• MOPERY incompetence, stupidity ...1907 US sl.
• MUSHBALL stupidity ...1980s US sl.
• MUSHBRAIN stupidity ...1980s US sl.
• MUZZINESS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NITWITTEDNESS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NITWITTISM stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUMSKULLEDNESS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUMSKULLERY stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUMSKULLISM stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUT ROLE an instance of feigned insanity or stupidity ...1967 Amer. Black sl.
• OBTUSITY obtuseness; dullness, insensibility, stupidity ...1823
• OKEY-DOKE foolishness; stupidity; pretense ...1969 sl., esp. Black usage
• P.O. PRUNE a personification of stupidity and incompetence ...1895 Royal Air Force sl.
• SAPPINESS stupidity ...M19 US sl.
• SAWDUST BRAINS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMBLED BRAINS stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUMPHISHNESS stupidity, dullness of intellect ...1846 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAIVERTNESS stupidity ...1913 Sc.
• VAINNESS † foolishness; stupidity ...1591
STUPIDITY - nouns, person
• ANTISOCORDIST †* an opponent of sloth or stupidity ...a1680
STUPIDITY - verbs
• UNBESOT * to free from dullness or stupidity ...1603
STUPIDITY - phrases
• IF HIS BRAINS WERE BELLS, THEY WOULDNT' MAKE HIS EARS RING underlines the absolute stupidity or inadequacy of the person so assailed ...1920s sl.
• IF HIS BRAINS WERE DYNAMITE, THERE WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO BLOW HIS HEAD OFF underlines the absolute stupidity or inadequacy of the person so assailed ...1920s sl.
• IF HIS BRAINS WERE DYNAMITE, THERE WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO BLOW HIS NOSE OFF underlines the absolute stupidity or inadequacy of the person so assailed ...1920s sl.
• IF HIS BRAINS WERE GAS, THEY COULDN'T POWER A FLEA'S MOTORCYCLE AROUND THE INSIDE OF A CHEERIO underlines the absolute stupidity or inadequacy of the person so assailed ...1970s US Black sl.
• IF HIS BRAINS WERE MADE OF ELASTIC, THERE WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO MAKE A GARTER FOR A CANARY'S LEG underlines the absolute stupidity or inadequacy of the person so assailed ...1990s US Black sl.
STUPIDLY - adverbs
• AWVISHLY stupidly, queerly ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BOVINELY in a dull or inert manner; stupidly ...1900
• DAWKINLY stupidly, foolishly ...1750 Eng. dial.
• GOOK-EYED stupidly, foolishly, vacantly ...1950s US sl.
• MAZE-LIKE stupidly, foolishly; like a madman ...1866 Eng. dial.
• SUMPHISHLY dully, stupidly ...1802 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.