clod

Lump of earth

A clod is a lump of earth or clay, the kind you might break up when preparing soil for planting.

By extension, clod refers to a stupid or clumsy person—someone as dense and unrefined as a lump of dirt.

Don't be such a clod; watch where you're stepping.

The word shares this insulting sense with related terms like clodhopper, which suggests a rustic, awkward person.

insult

oaf

Stupid clumsy person

  • loutCrude, ill-mannered person
  • boorRude, insensitive person
  • doltStupid person

blockhead · dullard · dunce · simpleton · fool · buffoon · yokel · bumpkin · lummox · galoot

lump

chunk

Thick solid piece

  • clumpThick gathered mass
  • massQuantity of matter
  • globAmorphous soft mass

nodule · boulder · rock · stone · pebble · ball · wad · dollop · heap · mound

soil

dirt

Loose dry earth

  • earthSoil or electrical grounding
  • loamFertile soil mixture
  • siltWaterborne earth particles

clay · topsoil · humus · subsoil · ground · field · garden · tillage · cultivation · furrow

clumsy

oafish

Stupidly clumsy

ungainly · heavy-footed · plodding · graceless · loutish · boorish · uncouth · brutish

Categories
Opposites
intelligence/sophistication (person)

clodgenius

Person of rare brilliance

intellectual · sage · brainiac · whiz · wizard

soil texture/condition

clodtilled soil

Plowed land for farming

loam · powder · dust · topsoil · humus

social grace and refinement

clodsophisticate

Worldly, cultured person

gentleman · lady · aristocrat · cosmopolitan · bon vivant

Phrases
Family

clods, clodhopper, cloddish

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G