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or numbskull
as in moron
a stupid person
don't be such a numskull—you know he was only kidding
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Yes, the protagonist is a numskull.
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Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
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“Numskull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numskull. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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