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单词 mooncalf
释义

mooncalf

noun

moon·​calf ˈmün-ˌkaf How to pronounce mooncalf (audio)
-ˌkäf
: a foolish or absent-minded person : simpleton
he was a helpless mooncalf of a man, poorly equipped for a grueling life Peter Schjeldahl

Synonyms

  • berk [British]
  • booby
  • charlie [British]
  • charley
  • cuckoo
  • ding-a-ling
  • ding-dong
  • dingbat
  • dipstick
  • doofus [slang]
  • featherhead
  • fool
  • git [British]
  • goose
  • half-wit
  • jackass
  • lunatic
  • nincompoop
  • ninny
  • ninnyhammer
  • nit [chiefly British]
  • nitwit
  • nut
  • nutcase
  • simp
  • simpleton
  • turkey
  • yo-yo
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Example Sentences

he was a helpless mooncalf when it came to making decisions about even the most trivial things

Word History

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined above

mooncalf

noun

as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment he was a helpless mooncalf when it came to making decisions about even the most trivial things

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • lunatic
  • fool
  • goose
  • nincompoop
  • moron
  • turkey
  • idiot
  • nut
  • git
  • simpleton
  • featherhead
  • ninny
  • booby
  • jackass
  • dingbat
  • ninnyhammer
  • nitwit
  • cuckoo
  • monkey
  • berk
  • doofus
  • half-wit
  • simp
  • numskull
  • dipstick
  • charlie
  • nutcase
  • ding-dong
  • loser
  • donkey
  • dummy
  • charley
  • blockhead
  • daredevil
  • pinhead
  • ding-a-ling
  • ignoramus
  • birdbrain
  • nit
  • yo-yo
  • madwoman
  • imbecile
  • scatterbrain
  • dunce
  • dolt
  • schnook
  • airhead
  • schlump
  • character
  • dumbbell
  • madman
  • knucklehead
  • gander
  • dork
  • dope
  • fathead
  • dupe
  • chump
  • laughingstock
  • screwball
  • butt
  • numbskull
  • featherbrain
  • dodo
  • schlemiel
  • codger
  • goon
  • stock
  • know-nothing
  • mockery
  • crackpot
  • kook
  • oddball
  • weirdo
  • shlub
  • shlemiel
  • schlub
  • crackbrain
  • crank

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sage
  • brain
  • genius
  • thinker
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