dunce

[US]/dʌns/
[UK]/dʌns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a foolish or stupid person; a student who performs poorly in school.

Example Sentences

He used to be a dunce at school.

Tell these chickenhearted dunces why you alone among them stand on the right side of the hall.

He was labeled a dunce in school.

The teacher called him a dunce for not paying attention in class.

Don't be a dunce and double-check your work.

She felt like a dunce when she couldn't solve the math problem.

Being called a dunce by his peers hurt his feelings.

He's not a dunce, just a bit slow to catch on.

The dunce cap was a symbol of punishment in old schools.

She felt like a dunce trying to figure out the new software.

The dunce of the group always needed extra help.

Don't underestimate him just because he seems like a dunce.

Real-world Examples

They looked like huge dunce's caps or sorcerer's caps.

Source: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

It was Rick and Morty, you [bleep] dunce!

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

Looks like the dunce cap is on the other foot.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Instead he gets out of his car and stands beside it like a schoolboy in the dunce's corner.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Mr. Phillips says I'm the worst dunce he ever saw at it.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

She was the monumental dunce of the school, and it could not be denied.

Source: The Little Princess (Original Version)

Even a financial dunce like myself knows You got to diversify, right?

Source: American TV series POI: Person of Interest Season 1

The drama was about a dunce named Henry found himself duped by another dunderhead.

Source: Pan Pan

They had been given dunce caps and giant fake glasses, and they were made to play musical instruments and pretend to read books.

Source: 99% unknown stories

But Aristotle was out of all patience with the account I gave him of Scotus and Ramus, as I presented them to him; and he asked them, " whether the rest of the tribe were as great dunces as themselves" ?

Source: Gulliver's Travels (Original Version)

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