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dullard

n.
UK //dˈʌlɑːd// dullard
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Origin

From Middle English dullard, dollard, equivalent to dull + -ard (pejorative agent suffix). Compare Faroese døll (“dullard, good-for-nothing, blockhead”), Norwegian Nynorsk døl (“idiot, simpleton”).

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