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• numb|skull — «NUHM SKUHL», noun. = numskull. (Cf. ↑numskull) …   Useful english dictionary

• numbskull — numb|skull numskull [ˈnʌmskʌl] n informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: numb + skull] a very stupid person = ↑idiot ▪ Look what you ve done now, you numbskull! …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• numbskull — numb|skull [ nʌm,skʌl ] noun count INFORMAL someone who does stupid things …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• numbskull — numb•skull [[t]ˈnʌmˌskʌl[/t]] n. numskull …   From formal English to slang

• numbskull — Numskull Num skull , n. [Numb + skull.] A dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow. [Also spelled {numbskull}.] [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] They have talked like numskulls. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Numskull — Num skull , n. [Numb + skull.] A dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow. [Also spelled {numbskull}.] [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] They have talked like numskulls. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• numskull — or numbskull noun Etymology: numb + skull Date: 1717 1. a thick or muddled head 2. a dull or stupid person ; dunce …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Jaime Crespo — (b. 1961 California) is a Mexican American multi artist, musician, and writer. Crespo is best know for the underground comic strip Tales From the Edge of Hell and comic books Narcolepsy Dreams and Numb Skull . He is currently the creator of… …   Wikipedia

• numptie — n British a fool, buffoon. This Scottish term became more widespread from the early 1990s. It has been derived from the unfortunate children s character Humpty Dumpty, but is equally likely to be based on numb( skull) …   Contemporary slang

• numbty — n British a fool, buffoon. This Scottish term became more widespread from the early 1990s. It has been derived from the unfortunate children s character Humpty Dumpty, but is equally likely to be based on numb( skull) …   Contemporary slang