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numbskull

[nuhm-skuhl] / ˈnʌmˌskʌl /


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But why was he screaming like a numbskull at the end of the finale?

From New York Times May 24, 2016

So if you’re prepared to delete the occasional missive from a numbskull, go for it.

From The Guardian Jun. 18, 2015

As an economics numbskull, I would plump for the latter.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2015

A guy from the numbskull village of Abdera sees a eunuch talking to a woman and asks another guy if she's the eunuch's wife.

From Scientific American Sep. 25, 2014

“No one would believe a little numbskull like you could do it! This gold is mine!”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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