dumb cluck

American  

noun

Slang.

1. a stupid person.

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Etymology

Origin of dumb cluck

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

For one who had thought himself “a dumb cluck” while at St. Pius X High School, Alvin said he remembers leaving class that night thinking, “Well, maybe I could be an English professor. It’s kind of cool.”

From Los Angeles Times

Real headline: Roasting a chicken is easier than you think Fake bank head: Just start your speech with ‘Hey, you dumb cluck . . . ’

From Washington Post

The team behind “Homecoming” certainly gets that Spider-Man is a kid, even if the movie plays the naïf angle too hard at times, making Peter look not just inexperienced, but also silly, a borderline dumb cluck.

From New York Times

“You’re not just a cheerleader, you dumb cluck”—Becca Rinaldi was snarling into the mike—“you’re supposed to be our cheerleader. A Mica cheerleader.”

From Literature

“Aw, he’s a dumb cluck. He doesn’t know anything,” one of the men whispered in a voice loud enough for Bigger to hear.

From Literature