berk
noun
ˈbərk 
British
: fool
Synonyms
- booby
- charlie [British]
- charley
- cuckoo
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- dingbat
- dipstick
- doofus [slang]
- featherhead
- fool
- git [British]
- goose
- half-wit
- jackass
- lunatic
- mooncalf
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- nut
- nutcase
- simp
- simpleton
- turkey
- yo-yo
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Example Sentences
He was acting like a complete berk. I wouldn't like some silly berk from Fleet Street following me about.
Word History
Etymology
probably short for Berkeley (or Berkshire) hunt, rhyming slang for cunt
First Known Use
1929, in the meaning defined above
berk
noun
as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment I wouldn't like some silly berk from Fleet Street following me about Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- lunatic
- fool
- idiot
- goose
- moron
- jackass
- nut
- simpleton
- ninny
- charlie
- turkey
- doofus
- dingbat
- featherhead
- booby
- cuckoo
- simp
- mooncalf
- monkey
- nutcase
- nitwit
- loser
- charley
- dummy
- git
- nincompoop
- dipstick
- half-wit
- ignoramus
- blockhead
- ding-dong
- dolt
- donkey
- dunce
- imbecile
- numskull
- airhead
- ninnyhammer
- dork
- nit
- numbskull
- daredevil
- knucklehead
- madman
- goon
- ding-a-ling
- chump
- schnook
- dodo
- schlump
- yo-yo
- kook
- dope
- pinhead
- codger
- weirdo
- butt
- scatterbrain
- fathead
- madwoman
- know-nothing
- schlub
- birdbrain
- schlemiel
- stock
- gander
- character
- crank
- shlub
- dumbbell
- crackpot
- laughingstock
- screwball
- dupe
- oddball
- mockery
- featherbrain
- crackbrain
- shlemiel
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sage
- genius
- thinker
- brain
- counterproject
- counterprojects
- counterproof
- counterproofs
- counterpropaganda
- counterpropagandas
- counterproposal
- counterproposals
- counterprotest
- counterprotester
- counterprotesters
- counterprotests
- counterprove
- counterpull
- counterpunch
- counterpunched
- counterpuncher
- counterpunchers
- counterpunches
- counterpunching
- counterquartered
- counterquestion
- counterquestioned
- counterquestioning
- counterquestions