dunce caps
Pointed fool headwear
Dunce caps are tall, cone-shaped hats once placed on slow learners as humiliation in classrooms.
The practice is now obsolete, but the image persists as a symbol of stupidity or punishment for ignorance: He might as well wear a dunce cap after that answer.
Sometimes used figuratively for public shaming of incompetence.
- conicalTapering to a point
- pointed hatTapered headwear with apex
- paper coneRolled sheet forming point
- hatsWorn atop the head
- foolishnessUnwise conduct
humiliations · ignorance · slow learner · village idiot · educations · stigmas · pointed · caricatures · classroom management · emotional trauma · costumes · memes · detention · cartoons · punishments · shames · tradition · symbolic imagery
- Paper Hatsparty hats, paper crowns
dunce capsgraduation caps
Academic ceremony headwear
gold stars · honor cords · diplomas · merit badges · mortarboards
dunce capsthinking caps
Figurative gear for cogitation
wizard hats · laurels · PhDs
dunce capscrowns
Regal head ornaments
laurel wreaths · trophies · badges of honor · standing ovation · accolades