Associations to the word «Numskull»

Wiktionary

NUMSKULL, noun. (pejorative) A dunce, mentally dull or stupid person.
NUMSKULL, noun. (pejorative) A label for a person who refuses to learn or grow mentally.
NUMSKULL, noun. A traditional name for a fool who serves as the butt of jokes about stupidity.

Dictionary definition

NUMSKULL, noun. A stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats