| Numbskull |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
06 Aug 2026 |
| Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Jul 2026 |
| Buffoon |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
19 Jun 2026 |
| Idiot |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
23 Mar 2026 |
| Silly sort |
LA Times Daily |
22 Mar 2026 |
| Ninny |
LA Times Daily |
17 Feb 2026 |
| Fool |
USA Today |
15 Dec 2025 |
| Fool - what twoo follows at night? (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
11 Dec 2025 |
| Ninny |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Oct 2025 |
| Silly person |
The Times Concise |
08 Oct 2025 |
| Nincompoop |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
07 Oct 2025 |
| Tease in fun |
Premier Sunday |
03 Aug 2025 |
| Foolish person |
USA Today |
23 Jun 2025 |
| Silly person |
USA Today |
17 Jun 2025 |
| Being a fool to tease (4) |
|
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| Bonehead |
Wall Street Journal |
21 May 2025 |
| Nincompoop |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 May 2025 |
| Fool namely spurning round (4) |
|
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| The fool entered, notwithstanding (4) |
|
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| Poke fun at |
Newsday |
18 Apr 2025 |
| Fool |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
01 Apr 2025 |
| The first comedian is a fool (4) |
|
|
| Buffoon |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Mar 2025 |
| Fool, namely, with nothing to lose (4) |
|
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| Brainless boob |
|
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| Absolute fool |
|
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| Secretly start without bothersome person (4) |
|
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| Taunt with being a fool |
|
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| Silly, annoying person |
Newsday |
30 Dec 2024 |
| Wetsuit is useless you idiot! (4) |
|
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| Fool expert witness in part (4) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
14 Dec 2024 |
| Knucklehead |
Universal |
09 Dec 2024 |
| British slang for a foolish person that can be found in "Twitter" |
|
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| Annoying person |
Universal |
31 Oct 2024 |
| Taunt the fathead! (4) |
|
|
| Left with some fool (4) |
|
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| Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Oct 2024 |
| Silly billy |
LA Times Daily |
06 Oct 2024 |
| Ninny |
LA Times Daily |
29 Sep 2024 |
| Fool kid! (4) |
|
|
| Foolish one |
LA Times Daily |
13 Aug 2024 |
| Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Jul 2024 |
| Ninny |
TV |
28 Jul 2024 |
| Is a fool to tease (4) |
|
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| Fool, wally (4) |
|
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| Tarot's first card, The Fool |
The Telegraph Toughie |
28 May 2024 |
| Ninny |
Wall Street Journal |
20 May 2024 |
| Tease a twerp |
|
|
| Head teacher clever person or idiot (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
28 Apr 2024 |
| Silly so-and-so |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Apr 2024 |
| Doofus |
LA Times Daily |
31 Mar 2024 |
| Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Mar 2024 |
| Fool |
LA Times Daily |
02 Mar 2024 |
| Nincompoop |
New York Times |
24 Jan 2024 |
| Chief ___ ("title" used by 1-Across as a tech CEO, before a sitewide rebrand) |
|
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| "Upper Class ___ of the Year" ("Monty Python" sketch) |
|
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| Dahl character, not the full pair? The very thing |
|
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| Dealt with obvious tool (4) |
|
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| Fool with model humour (4) |
|
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| Tease a bird that's caught a little worm (4) |
|
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| British slang for a foolish person that can be found in "Twitter" |
|
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| Poke fun at |
Newsday |
01 Dec 2023 |
| Nincompoop |
New York Times |
15 Nov 2023 |
| Wally, fool |
The Times Concise |
07 Nov 2023 |
| Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Oct 2023 |
| Nincompoop |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Oct 2023 |
| Tease |
Newsday |
01 Oct 2023 |
| Foolish fellow |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Sep 2023 |
| Ninny |
Universal |
23 Sep 2023 |
| Doofus |
New York Times |
19 Sep 2023 |
| Ninny |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Sep 2023 |
| Flibbertigibbet |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jul 2023 |
| Tease — nincompoop |
The Guardian Quick |
17 Jul 2023 |
| Taunt in fun |
Premier Sunday |
11 Jun 2023 |
| Nincompoop |
New York Times |
30 May 2023 |
| Ninny |
LA Times Daily |
17 Apr 2023 |
| Fool |
New York Times |
14 Apr 2023 |
| Silly goose |
LA Times Daily |
12 Apr 2023 |
| Blockhead |
New York Times |
09 Apr 2023 |
| Silly fool |
LA Times Daily |
07 Apr 2023 |
| Ridicule |
Newsday |
29 Mar 2023 |
| Ninny |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Mar 2023 |
| Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Mar 2023 |
| Chief __, Elon Musk's adopted nickname |
The Guardian Weekend |
31 Dec 2022 |
| Foolish sort |
LA Times Daily |
27 Dec 2022 |
| Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Dec 2022 |
| Insignificant person |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Dec 2022 |
| Silly person |
USA Today |
14 Nov 2022 |
| Poke fun at |
Newsday |
02 Sep 2022 |
| Ninny |
New York Times |
08 Aug 2022 |
| Tease in fun |
Premier Sunday |
26 Jun 2022 |
| Fool |
USA Today |
23 Jun 2022 |
| Nincompoop |
New York Times |
20 Jun 2022 |
| Ding-dong |
Universal |
24 Apr 2022 |
| Foolish fellow |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Apr 2022 |
| Annoying person |
Universal |
31 Mar 2022 |
| Buffoon |
|
|
| Buffoon |
LA Times Daily |
26 Mar 2022 |
| Poke fun at |
Newsday |
15 Feb 2022 |
| Numbskull |
New York Times |
16 Jan 2022 |
| Silly goose |
LA Times Daily |
28 Dec 2021 |
| Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Dec 2021 |
| Buffoonish sort |
|
|
| Blockhead |
LA Times Daily |
01 Dec 2021 |
| Bonehead |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Nov 2021 |
| Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Nov 2021 |
| Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Nov 2021 |
| Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Oct 2021 |
| Ninny |
New York Times |
15 Aug 2021 |
| Silly one, informally |
|
|
| No second turn for idiot |
|
|
| Silly person |
|
|
| Silly person |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jun 2021 |
| Ninny |
Thomas Joseph |
22 May 2021 |
| Foolish one, informally |
|
|
| Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 May 2021 |
| Taunt in fun |
Premier Sunday |
02 May 2021 |
| Turkey |
New York Times |
23 Apr 2021 |
| Some act with dunderhead |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Apr 2021 |
| Fool |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Apr 2021 |
| Foolish sort |
LA Times Daily |
02 Apr 2021 |
| Foolish sort |
|
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| Silly, foolish person |
|
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| Birdbrain |
|
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| Silly goose |
|
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| Silly goose |
LA Times Daily |
14 Feb 2021 |
| Nincompoop |
New York Times |
08 Feb 2021 |
| Annoying person |
Universal |
28 Oct 2020 |
| Sue getting out of wet suit is not very clever |
|
|
| Silly goose |
Newsday |
01 Oct 2020 |
| Ninny |
New York Times |
23 Sep 2020 |
| Annoying person |
|
|
| Dipstick |
New York Times |
20 Aug 2020 |
| Blockhead |
Newsday |
16 Aug 2020 |
| Ninny |
Newsday |
07 Aug 2020 |
| Namely, loveless idiot |
|
|
| Foolish fellow |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jul 2020 |
| Idiot left with bottles |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 Jul 2020 |
| Fool |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Jul 2020 |
| Chucklehead |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Jun 2020 |
| Silly, annoying person |
Newsday |
27 May 2020 |
| Complete fool |
New York Times |
28 Apr 2020 |
| Fool races round West Indies |
|
|
| Make fun of wife's parting boob |
|
|
| Tease in fun |
Premier Sunday |
05 Apr 2020 |
| Namely missing old idiot |
|
|
| Taunt in good humor |
Premier Sunday |
23 Feb 2020 |
| Annoying type |
|
|
| Irritating or annoying person |
|
|
| Idiot missing half of proclamation in parliament |
|
|
| Annoying sort |
|
|
| Annoying sort |
LA Times Daily |
31 Dec 2019 |
| Ninny |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Dec 2019 |
| Partially outwitted fool |
|
|
| Clown that is sacrificing love |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Nov 2019 |
| Bothersome one |
Newsday |
17 Oct 2019 |
| Fool |
|
|
| Silly sort |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Sep 2019 |
| Irritating person |
Universal |
24 Sep 2019 |
| Annoying type |
Universal |
08 Sep 2019 |
| Dope wants odd things in stew -- diet's thrown out |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Jul 2019 |
| Fool, idiot (Brit informal) |
The Guardian Speedy |
16 Jun 2019 |
| Tease |
Premier Sunday |
19 May 2019 |
| Silly one, in Britain |
|
|
| Airhead |
|
|
| Tease; fool |
The Times Concise |
01 Apr 2019 |
| Silly type of time switch has no chimes |
|
|
| Dweeb |
Family Time |
24 Feb 2019 |
| Some flirt with a fool |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
19 Jan 2019 |
| Annoying sort |
USA Today |
02 Jan 2019 |
| Annoying type |
|
|
| Ninny |
|
|
| Silly sort |
|
|
| Annoying sort |
|
|
| Irritating person |
|
|
| Fool |
New York Times |
08 Oct 2018 |
| Inane one |
Universal |
29 Sep 2018 |
| Annoying jerk |
Family Time |
27 Aug 2018 |
| Foolish sort |
USA Today |
05 Aug 2018 |
| Silly person in Britain |
Family Time |
22 Jul 2018 |
| Doofus |
New York Times |
10 Jun 2018 |
| Bothersome sort |
USA Today |
02 Jun 2018 |
| Heartless two-bit moron |
|
|
| Ass featured in ancient witchcraft |
|
|
| Jerky one |
Universal |
10 May 2018 |
| Foolish one |
LA Times Daily |
01 May 2018 |
| Total doofus |
USA Today |
01 May 2018 |
| Foolish one |
|
|
| Make fun of |
Premier Sunday |
08 Apr 2018 |
| Pinhead |
Family Time |
25 Mar 2018 |
| Idiot, to a Brit |
USA Today |
18 Mar 2018 |
| Silly person |
Family Time |
18 Feb 2018 |
| Mild word for a fool |
The Times Concise |
09 Feb 2018 |
| Birdbrain |
New York Times |
17 Jan 2018 |
| Make fun of |
Newsday |
14 Jan 2018 |
| Fool |
|
|
| Foolish one |
|
|
| Foolish sort |
|
|
| Inane one |
|
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| Jerky one |
|
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| Bothersome sort |
|
|
| Foolish sort |
|
|
| Doofus |
|
|
| Birdbrain |
|
|
| Total doofus |
|
|
| Silly sort, to a Brit |
USA Today |
23 Dec 2017 |
| Silly sort |
Universal |
18 Dec 2017 |
| Irritating sort |
USA Today |
12 Dec 2017 |
| Chucklehead |
|
|
| Tease affably |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Nov 2017 |
| Twerp |
New York Times |
11 Nov 2017 |
| Tease / silly person |
|
|
| Dunderhead |
New York Times |
02 Nov 2017 |
| Lamebrain, to a Londoner |
USA Today |
02 Oct 2017 |
| Nincompoop, or bozo |
|
|
| Insignificant sort |
USA Today |
23 Sep 2017 |
| Annoying fool |
Newsday |
06 Aug 2017 |
| Silly fool |
|
|
| Fool |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 May 2017 |
| Tease son not joining in dance |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Apr 2017 |
| Tease son not joining in dance |
|
|
| Idiot; tease |
The Times Concise |
21 Apr 2017 |
| A foolish person |
|
|
| Buffoon, to a Brit |
USA Today |
13 Feb 2017 |
| Razz |
Premier Sunday |
05 Feb 2017 |
| Blockhead |
New York Times |
02 Feb 2017 |
| With OU first this fool becomes best |
|
|
| Ridicule |
Newsday |
06 Jan 2017 |
| Irritating sort |
|
|
| Silly sort |
|
|
| Silly sort, to a Brit |
|
|
| Lamebrain, to a Londoner |
|
|
| Insignificant sort |
|
|
| Twerp |
|
|
| Nincompoop |
|
|
| Dunderhead |
|
|
| Blockhead |
|
|
| Silly goose |
|
|
| Chucklehead |
|
|
| Numskull |
|
|
| Silly sort |
USA Today |
22 Dec 2016 |
| Fool that was improperly taught, initially |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 Oct 2016 |
| Hardly a brainiac |
Family Time |
19 Sep 2016 |
| Blockhead |
Universal |
18 Sep 2016 |
| Fool |
The Times Concise |
07 Aug 2016 |
| Ninny |
|
|
| Nincompoop |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Apr 2016 |
| Poke fun at |
Newsday |
07 Jan 2016 |
| Blockhead |
|
|
| Silly sort |
|
|
| Head teacher clever person or idiot |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Dec 2015 |
| Foolish one |
Newsday |
10 Dec 2015 |
| Airhead |
Newsday |
13 Nov 2015 |
| Goose |
New York Times |
03 Oct 2015 |
| Silly person |
The Times Concise |
04 Sep 2015 |
| Silly person, ultimately without intelligence |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
30 Aug 2015 |
| Twerp |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Aug 2015 |
| Tease in a good-humored way |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Jul 2015 |
| Insignificant person |
Universal |
07 Jul 2015 |
| Foolish bloke |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Jun 2015 |
| Tease genially |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jun 2015 |
| Dimwit |
Universal |
08 May 2015 |
| Ridicule |
New York Times |
22 Feb 2015 |
| First sign of true intelligence in a fool |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Jan 2015 |
| Bozo, in Bath |
|
|
| Dimwit |
|
|
| Insignificant person |
|
|
| Dope |
|
|
| Silly chap |
|
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| Airhead |
|
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| Foolish one |
|
|
| Annoying doofus |
|
|
| Tease genially |
|
|
| Goose |
|
|
| Ridicule |
|
|
| Taunt the Yorkshire guy trying to be funny |
|
|
| Fool, on leaving Ulster, is still a fool |
|
|
| Tease the fool |
|
|
| Blockhead |
|
|
| Dope |
|
|
| Pain in the neck |
|
|
| Tease |
|
|
| Poke fun at |
|
|
| Twerp |
|
|
| Fool |
|
|
| Insignificant person |
|
|
| Flibbertigibbet |
|
|
| Blockhead |
|
|
| Fool |
|
|
| Foolish person |
|
|
| Daft punk |
|
|
| British boob |
|
|
| Foolish character appearing in episode of Silent Witness |
|
|
| Ninny |
|
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| Silly fellow |
|
|
| Noodlehead |
|
|
| Silly fellow |
|
|
| Dingdong |
|
|
| Dunderhead |
|
|
| Noodlehead |
|
|
| Shit-for-brains |
|
|
| Taunt in fun |
|
|
| Chucklehead |
|
|
| Buffoon |
|
|
| Make fun of |
|
|
| Buckingham bubblehead |
|
|
| Nincompoop |
|
|
| Irritating ninny |
|
|
| British bozo |
|
|
| Moronic pest |
|
|
| Boob |
|
|
| Irritating sort |
|
|
| Tease in fun |
|
|
| Doofus |
|
|
| Bozo, in Bath |
|
|
| Dweeb |
|
|
| Idiot |
|
|
| Bozo, in Bath |
|
|
| Dweeb |
|
|
| Idiot |
|
|
| Nincompoop |
|
|
| Ninny |
|
|
| Pain in the neck |
|
|
| Nincompoop |
|
|
| Irritating sort |
|
|
| Knucklehead |
|
|
| Bozo, in Bath |
|
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| Pinhead |
|
|
| Idiot, to a Brit |
|
|
| Lamebrain |
|
|
| Airhead |
|
|
| British dweeb |
|
|
| Foolish individual |
|
|
| Numbskull |
|
|
| Nincompoop |
|
|
| Idiot, to a Brit |
|
|
| Numbskull |
|
|
| Fool |
|
|
| Tease |
|
|
| Nincompoop |
|
|
| Nettlesome person |
|
|
| Dweeb |
|
|
| Airhead |
|
|
| Buckingham bubblehead |
|
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| Annoying fool |
|
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| Moron |
|
|
| Silly fool |
|
|
| Hardly a brainiac |
|
|
| Gibe at |
|
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| Schmo |
|
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| Pipsqueak |
|
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| British bozo |
|
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| Blockhead |
|
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| Needle |
|
|
| Dingbat |
|
|
| Taunt |
|
|
| Bothersome person |
|
|
| Make fun of |
|
|
| Bothersome sort |
|
|
| Jerk |
|
|
| Pestiferous person |
|
|
| Really simple Simon |
|
|
| Dingbat |
|
|
| Nincompoop |
|
|
| British bozo |
|
|
| Lamebrain |
|
|
| Lamebrain |
|
|
| Needle |
|
|
| Irritating ninny |
|
|
| Pinhead |
|
|
| Dweeb |
|
|
| Nincompoop |
|
|
| Annoying person |
|
|
| Dunderhead |
|
|
| Taunt |
|
|
| Monty Python putdown |
|
|
| Poke fun at |
|
|
| Annoying jerk |
|
|
| Dunderhead |
|
|
| Taunt |
|
|
| Dolt |
|
|
| Silly sort, in Sussex |
|
|
| Silly sort, in Sussex |
|
|
| Jerk |
|
|
| Foolish fellow |
|
|
| Twerp |
|
|
| Ninny |
|
|
| Tease |
|
|
| Tease derisively |
|
|
| Foolish fellow |
|
|
| Boob |
|
|
| Pinhead |
|
|
| Boob |
|
|
| Boob |
|
|
| Pestiferous person |
|
|
| Insignificant person |
|
|
| Knucklehead |
|
|
| Ninny |
|
|
| Nottingham ninny |
|
|
| Pain in the neck |
|
|
| Pinhead |
|
|
| Tease |
|
|
| Silly sort |
|
|
| Doofus |
|
|
| Bothersome sort |
|
|
| Doofus |
|
|
| Silly sort |
|
|
| Tease |
|
|
| Poke fun at |
|
|
| Bozo |
|
|
| Fool |
|
|
| Needle |
|
|
| Foolish fellow |
|
|
| Numbskull |
|
|
| Rib |
|
|
| Dingbat |
|
|
| Tease |
|
|
| Ninny |
|
|
| Pinhead |
|
|
| Hardly a brainiac |
|
|
| Make fun of |
|
|
| Ridicule |
|
|
| Foolish one |
|
|
| Insignificant one |
|
|
| Numbskull |
|
|
| Dweeb, on the Beeb |
|
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| Tease |
|
|
| Ridicule |
|
|
| Jerk |
|
|
| Little jerk |
|
|
| Buckinghamshire buffoon |
|
|
| Insignificant one |
|
|
| Silly one |
|
|
| Ridicule |
|
|
| Tease |
|
|
| Pompous ass |
|
|
| Upbraid |
|
|
| Knucklehead |
|
|
| Foolish fellow |
|
|
| Silly fellow |
|
|
| Ninny |
|
|
| Little nothing |
|
|
| Boob, to a Brit |
|
|
| British dummy |
|
|
| Foolish fellow |
|
|
| Nincompoop |
|
|
| Doofus |
|
|
| Simple Simon |
|
|
| Taunt |
|
|
| Ninny |
|
|
| Airhead |
|
|
| Nerd |
|
|
| Nincompoop |
|
|
| Someone silly |
|
|
| Jive |
|
|
| British knucklehead |
|
|
| Ridicule |
|
|
| Taunt |
|
|
| Insignificant one |
|
|
| Ridicule |
|
|
| Bozo |
|
|
| Reproach |
|
|
| Nudnik |
|
|
| Taunt |
|
|
| Gibe at |
|
|
| Josh |
|
|
| Nerd |
|
|
| Bothersome person |
|
|
| Dim bulb |
|
|
| Jitters |
|
|
| Ridicule |
|
|
| Play the ribber |
|
|
| Nervous, excited condition |
|
|
| Silly fool, in Soho |
|
|
| Chide |
|
|
| Reproach |
|
|
| Razz |
|
|
| Taunting reminder. |
|
|
| Buffoon |
|
|
| Doofus |
|
|
| Mild reproach. |
|
|
| Gibe. |
|
|
| Subject to raillery. |
|
|
| Taunt. |
|
|
| Tease. |
|
|
| Upbraid |
|
|
| Upbraid. |
|
|
| Make fun of. |
|
|
| Ridicule. |
|
|
| Gibe |
|
|
| Reproach. |
|
|
| Rally. |
|
|