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dullard

dul·lard

UK/ˈdʌləd/ US/ˈdʌlɚd/ uncommon

noun

1.

a person who is not very bright

  • “The economy, stupid!”
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2.

a person who evokes boredom

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Origin

From Middle English dullard, dollard, equivalent to dull + -ard (pejorative agent suffix). Compare Faroese døll (“dullard, good-for-nothing, blockhead”), Norwegian Nynorsk døl (“idiot, simpleton”).

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