dumb cluck

Fool, poultry-inspired insult

A dumb cluck is a stupid or foolish person.

The term evokes the mindless clucking of a chicken—an animal not known for intelligence.

It's mildly insulting and somewhat dated, more likely heard from older speakers: Don't be such a dumb cluck.

insult

blockhead

Stupid, foolish person

airhead · bonehead · dolt · halfwit · knucklehead · lamebrain · nincompoop · numbskull · simpleton · birdbrain

foolish

bumbler

Habitually clumsy person

scatterbrain · oaf · dope · goof · ninny · clodhopper · bungler · fumbler · blunderer · muddler

naive

gullible

Easily deceived

impressionable · unworldly · inexperienced · simple · suggestible · sucker · patsy · pushover · mark · sap

Opposites
intelligence/competence

dumb cluckgenius

Person of rare brilliance

brainiac · whiz · sharp cookie · bright spark · clever clogs

social regard/respect

dumb cluckwhiz kid

Exceptionally talented youngster

golden boy · ace · hotshot · wunderkind · crackerjack

Family

dumb, cluck, dumber, dumbest, dumbly, dumbness, dumbed, dumbing, clucks

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G