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单词 mooncalf
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Definition of mooncalf in English:

mooncalf

nounPlural mooncalves ˈmuːnkɑːfˈmunkæf
archaic
  • A foolish person.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We were mooncalves when it came to Woody Allen.
    • They are assumed to be knowledgeable veterans of the city, not ignorant mooncalves.
    • But if Ribisi is famous for any one thing he's done, it's Phoebe's mooncalf brother in Friends.
    • This article is a sad commentary on the state of public schools and the navel-gazing mooncalves we hire to run them.
    • Everybody's laden with guilt, even Hilbert and Wilhelm, who look like utter mooncalves to me.
    Synonyms
    idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod

Origin

Mid 16th century: from moon + calf, perhaps on the pattern of German Mondkalb; originally in the sense ‘shapeless mass in the womb’, thought to be produced by the influence of the moon.

 
 

Definition of mooncalf in US English:

mooncalf

nounˈmo͞onkafˈmunkæf
archaic
  • A foolish person.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But if Ribisi is famous for any one thing he's done, it's Phoebe's mooncalf brother in Friends.
    • Everybody's laden with guilt, even Hilbert and Wilhelm, who look like utter mooncalves to me.
    • We were mooncalves when it came to Woody Allen.
    • They are assumed to be knowledgeable veterans of the city, not ignorant mooncalves.
    • This article is a sad commentary on the state of public schools and the navel-gazing mooncalves we hire to run them.
    Synonyms
    idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod

Origin

Mid 16th century: from moon + calf, perhaps on the pattern of German Mondkalb; originally in the sense ‘shapeless mass in the womb’, thought to be produced by the influence of the moon.

 
 
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