dummkopf
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dummkopf
1800–10, < German, equivalent to dumm dumb + Kopf head
Example Sentences
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Mutti was furious too, and called him ein Dummkopf—in English this means a fool, or a fathead.
From Literature
I was probably being a Dummkopf.
From Literature
“Don’t be such a Dummkopf,” Henek says, and follows Danuta to the attic.
From Literature
Ever defiant of gender strictures, Afiya plots: “She had heard them talking about how good his German was so she thought she would ask him for a German poem. Not even a dummkopf could misunderstand that she was asking him to translate a love poem for her, which was as good as asking him to write her a love letter.”
From Seattle Times
The most honest thing that happens is that the two old pals, Erika and Clementine, regain their old ability to curse at each other in German, using words, like “dummkopf,” that they once thought of as terms of endearment.
From New York Times
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