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单词 mooncalves
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

mooncalves

noun

plural of mooncalf
as in nuts
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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  • nuts
  • geese
  • lunatics
  • fools
  • dufuses
  • featherheads
  • turkeys
  • charleys
  • morons
  • idiots
  • ninnyhammers
  • boobies
  • ding-a-lings
  • nincompoops
  • dipsticks
  • monkeys
  • gits
  • cuckoos
  • ninnies
  • simps
  • simpletons
  • dingbats
  • losers
  • berks
  • schnooks
  • jackasses
  • ding-dongs
  • daredevils
  • nitwits
  • dummies
  • charlies
  • nutcases
  • doofuses
  • nits
  • donkeys
  • yo-yos
  • half-wits
  • dumbbells
  • schlumps
  • madwomen
  • pinheads
  • numskulls
  • scatterbrains
  • madmen
  • stocks
  • birdbrains
  • characters
  • dopes
  • featherbrains
  • blockheads
  • shlemiels
  • ganders
  • knuckleheads
  • imbeciles
  • dupes
  • airheads
  • butts
  • dolts
  • ignoramuses
  • laughingstocks
  • dunces
  • crackbrains
  • goons
  • dorks
  • fatheads
  • schlemiels
  • dodoes
  • chumps
  • cranks
  • screwballs
  • schlubs
  • shlubs
  • dodos
  • ignorami
  • weirdos
  • kooks
  • codgers
  • crackpots
  • numbskulls
  • know-nothings
  • mockeries
  • oddballs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sages
  • brains
  • thinkers
  • genii
  • geniuses
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