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dunderhead

noun

dun·​der·​head ˈdən-dər-ˌhed How to pronounce dunderhead (audio)
dunderheaded adjective

Example Sentences

wondered how long it would take the dunderheads at the head office to screw things up
Recent Examples on the Web The story’s hero, Nat (no last name given) is a classic le Carré character, a skilled mid-level field operative in the secret British intelligence services who is underappreciated and sometimes abused by the dunderheads above him. Richard Lipez, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2019

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Dutch donder thunder + English head; akin to Old High German thonar thunder — more at thunder entry 1

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dunderhead was in 1630

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