lunkhead

Thick-skulled simpleton

A lunkhead is a stupid or slow-witted person—someone whose head might as well be a lunk of wood.

The word is mildly insulting but usually affectionate or exasperated rather than cutting: Don't be such a lunkhead, just read the instructions.

synonyms

numbskull

Stupid or foolish person

simpleton · nincompoop · airhead · nitwit · dullard · thickhead · chucklehead · chowderhead · meathead · pinhead

clumsy

oaf

Stupid clumsy person

  • lummoxClumsy, dull person
  • clodEarth lump or dolt
  • goonEnforcer or simpleton

galoot · klutz · lout · gawk · boor · bumbler · hulk · ape · gorilla · ox

slang

doofus

Foolish, inept person

  • numptyClueless or inept person
  • putzFoolish, worthless person
  • dingbatDecorative printing symbol

dingus · plonker · wally · nimrod · dumbo · drongo · bozo · galoot · goofus · goober

archaic

addlepate

Befuddled, foolish person

rattlebrain · mooncalf · noddy · noodle · loggerhead

vulgar

dumbass

Vulgar term for fool

shithead · asshat · dumbfuck · shit-for-brains

Categories
Opposites
intelligence/mental acuity

lunkheadgenius

Person of rare brilliance

brain · intellectual · mastermind · brainiac · wizard

Family

lunkheads, lunkheaded

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G