| Jerk |
The Atlantic |
03 May 2026 |
| Average guy |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Apr 2026 |
| Chowderhead |
LA Times Mini |
28 Mar 2026 |
| Brief while after school for dunce (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
12 Dec 2025 |
| Hapless person |
Newsday |
04 Dec 2025 |
| Fool in school system (5) |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Sep 2025 |
| Ordinary fella |
USA Today |
28 Aug 2025 |
| Knucklehead |
LA Times Daily |
15 Aug 2025 |
| American dimwit completed only half of school, at most half (5) |
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| Average joe |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jul 2025 |
| Some kitsch momentarily produced by boring person in America (5) |
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| Hapless person |
Newsday |
15 Jun 2025 |
| Doofus |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Jun 2025 |
| Joe _ (average dude) |
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| US Yiddish slang for a boring person or fool |
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| Stupid person thus interrupted by chairman |
The Times Mephisto |
23 Feb 2025 |
| Ordinary guy |
USA Today |
30 Jan 2025 |
| Hard-to-like person |
Newsday |
26 Jan 2025 |
| Nerd's machismo, aimless and misguided (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
23 Dec 2024 |
| One who's foolish, in Yiddish |
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| Ordinary jerk |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Oct 2024 |
| Doofus |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Oct 2024 |
| Foolish or inept person (US informal) (5) |
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| Poor sap |
LA Times Daily |
08 Jun 2024 |
| Chairman getting stopped by, well, boring Yank |
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| Chump |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Apr 2024 |
| Hapless person |
Commuter |
11 Apr 2024 |
| Last name of any regular Joe? |
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| Stupid jerk |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Feb 2024 |
| Yiddish for a dolt (5) |
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| Hapless fellow |
Wall Street Journal |
27 May 2023 |
| Luckless person |
Newsday |
21 May 2023 |
| Doofus |
Wall Street Journal |
13 May 2023 |
| Idiot over the pond making chit-chat half-cut |
The Telegraph Toughie |
09 May 2023 |
| Joe — |
Premier Sunday |
30 Apr 2023 |
| Hapless one |
Newsday |
20 Apr 2023 |
| School mom dumps married idiot in New York |
The Guardian Cryptic |
17 Apr 2023 |
| Ordinary dude |
USA Today |
09 Apr 2023 |
| Dolt |
Newsday |
27 Nov 2022 |
| Luckless guy |
Newsday |
15 Nov 2022 |
| Luckless fellow |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2022 |
| Luckless person |
Newsday |
23 Aug 2022 |
| Chump |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Apr 2022 |
| Ordinary Joe |
Universal |
15 Nov 2021 |
| Hapless one |
Newsday |
28 Jul 2021 |
| Jerk |
Newsday |
03 Jul 2021 |
| Hapless person |
Newsday |
23 Mar 2021 |
| Doofus |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Mar 2021 |
| Doofus |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Jan 2021 |
| Poor sap |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jan 2021 |
| Fool in school system |
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| Dullard ignoring odds in form checks up |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Nov 2020 |
| Average fella |
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| TV's "The Joe ___ Show" |
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| Bonehead |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jul 2020 |
| Bonehead |
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| Ordinary guy |
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| Joe ___ (average guy) |
USA Today |
28 Jun 2020 |
| Fool school doctor |
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| Doofus |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Jun 2020 |
| Fool Louis Armstrong forgetting a finale for trumpet! |
The Telegraph Toughie |
13 May 2020 |
| Nincompoop |
Wall Street Journal |
05 May 2020 |
| Joe __ |
LA Times Daily |
18 Apr 2020 |
| Joe __ |
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| Average jerk |
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| Joe ___ (average guy) |
Universal |
17 Oct 2019 |
| Chump |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Apr 2019 |
| Blockhead |
LA Times Daily |
05 Feb 2019 |
| Blockhead |
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| Blockhead |
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| Poor sap |
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| Joe ___ (average guy) |
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| Foolish dolt |
Universal |
22 Dec 2018 |
| Girl in the fam |
New York Times |
01 Nov 2018 |
| Sap |
New York Times |
05 Oct 2018 |
| Mark given after school — zilch for numskull |
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| Loser |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jun 2018 |
| Loser |
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| Dumb jerk |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Jun 2018 |
| Stupid jerk |
Thomas Joseph |
30 May 2018 |
| Joe ___ (average Joe?) |
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| Average dude |
Universal |
25 Apr 2018 |
| Everyday guy |
Universal |
19 Mar 2018 |
| Ordinary Joe |
New York Times |
11 Feb 2018 |
| Average Joe's relative |
Universal |
07 Feb 2018 |
| Average guy |
New York Times |
01 Feb 2018 |
| Loser |
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| Average guy |
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| Loser |
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| Ordinary Joe |
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| Sap |
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| Foolish dolt |
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| Average Joe's relative |
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| Average dude |
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| Dumb jerk |
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| Hapless guy, informally |
Newsday |
01 Jan 2018 |
| Sad sack |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Dec 2017 |
| Foolish one |
Newsday |
27 Nov 2017 |
| Dingbat |
LA Times Daily |
10 Sep 2017 |
| Dingbat |
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| Stupid jerk |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jul 2017 |
| Joe ___ (ordinary sort) |
New York Times |
10 Apr 2017 |
| Dingbat |
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| Joe ___ (ordinary sort) |
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| Jerk |
New York Times |
08 Dec 2016 |
| Jerk |
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| Hard-to-like person |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jun 2016 |
| Schmendrick |
Universal |
06 Jun 2016 |
| Schmendrick |
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| Jerk |
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| Hard-to-like person |
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| Fool (Yiddish) |
The Telegraph Quick |
31 Dec 2015 |
| Dolt or dummy |
USA Today |
29 Dec 2015 |
| Average Joe |
USA Today |
19 Nov 2015 |
| Doofus |
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| Noodlehead |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Oct 2015 |
| Luckless fellow |
Newsday |
30 Sep 2015 |
| Dummy |
New York Times |
18 Sep 2015 |
| Average Joe |
Universal |
26 Aug 2015 |
| Average guy |
USA Today |
21 Jul 2015 |
| Noodlehead |
LA Times Daily |
08 Jul 2015 |
| Nincompoop |
LA Times Daily |
24 May 2015 |
| Jerk |
LA Times Daily |
05 May 2015 |
| Dullard ignoring odds in form checks up |
The Times Cryptic |
21 Apr 2015 |
| Bonehead |
Universal |
19 Apr 2015 |
| Average guy |
Family Time |
08 Feb 2015 |
| Fool school doctor |
The Times Cryptic |
07 Jan 2015 |
| Dolt or dummy |
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| Dummy |
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| Nincompoop |
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| Average Joe |
|
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| Palookaville resident |
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| Doofus |
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| Noodlehead |
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| Average Joe |
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| Average guy |
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| Bonehead |
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| Jerk |
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| Noodlehead |
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| Luckless fellow |
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| Knucklehead |
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| Loser |
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| Hapless person |
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| Hapless one |
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| Hapless fellow |
|
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| Nincompoop |
|
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| Chump |
|
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| Average guy |
|
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| Working stiff |
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| Blockhead |
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| Boob |
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| Dumb cluck |
|
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| Chowderhead |
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| Noodlehead |
|
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| Jerk, in slang |
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| Nincompoop |
|
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| Chowderhead |
|
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| Jerk |
|
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| Hapless one |
|
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| Dunderhead |
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| Chowderhead |
|
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| Dolt or dummy |
|
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| Dunderhead |
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| Bozo |
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| Jerk |
|
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| Dumbass |
|
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| Average Joe |
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| Below-average Joe |
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| Below-average Joe |
|
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| Hapless fellow |
|
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| Chump |
|
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| Dodo |
|
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| Knucklehead |
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| Blockhead |
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| Chowderhead |
|
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| Dolt |
|
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| Nobody |
|
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| Dodo |
|
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| Jerky sort |
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| Social pariah |
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| Doofus |
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| Loser |
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| Dunderhead |
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| Jerk |
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| Chowderhead |
|
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| Ordinary schlub |
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| Nincompoop |
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| Dummy |
|
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| Jerk or nerd |
|
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| Any old jerk |
|
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| Knucklehead |
|
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| Bozo |
|
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| Real jerk |
|
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| Dorky sort |
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| Dolt |
|
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| Obnoxious jerk |
|
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| Jerk |
|
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| Jerk, in slang |
|
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| Jerk |
|
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| Surname for Joe? |
|
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| Ninny |
|
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| Chucklehead |
|
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| Jerk |
|
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| Blockhead |
|
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| Jerky sort |
|
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| Chowderhead |
|
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| Doofus |
|
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| Doofus |
|
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| Joe ___ (average guy) |
|
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| Jerk |
|
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| Dolt |
|
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| Doofus |
|
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| Featherbrain |
|
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| Dorky sort |
|
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| Airhead |
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| Dumb cluck |
|
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| Doofus |
|
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| Chump |
|
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| Stupid jerk |
|
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| Ninny |
|
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| Jerk |
|
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| Yo-yo |
|
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| Dumbbell |
|
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| "The Joe ___ Show" |
|
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| Dork |
|
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| Doofus |
|
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| Jerk |
|
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| Dumbbell |
|
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| Dunderhead |
|
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| Noodlehead |
|
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| Born loser |
|
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| Chucklehead |
|
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| Noodlehead |
|
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| Chump |
|
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| Stupid person |
|
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| Incompetent one |
|
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| Dork |
|
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| Airhead |
|
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| Dork |
|
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| Airhead |
|
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| Chucklehead |
|
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| Pinhead |
|
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| No Einstein |
|
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| Witless one |
|
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| Dolt |
|
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| Noodlehead |
|
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| Noodlehead |
|
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| Sad sack |
|
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| Nitwit |
|
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| Yiddish yo-yo |
|
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| Bonehead |
|
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| Knucklehead |
|
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| Chucklehead |
|
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| Knucklehead |
|
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| Sap |
|
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| Not the sharpest guy around |
|
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| Chucklehead |
|
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| Dolt or dummy |
|
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| Jerk |
|
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| Nincompoop |
|
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| Uncool fool |
|
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| Dull dude |
|
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| Sad sack |
|
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| Dope |
|
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| Fool, Yiddish style |
|
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| Lunkhead |
|
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| Sap, in slanguage |
|
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| Stupid one |
|
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| Real jerk |
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| Naive one: Slang. |
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| Naive person: Slang. |
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| Ignoramus |
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