clod
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7.7
- noun
- /klɑd/
- Offensive
- After tripping over his own feet, he felt like a complete clod in front of everyone.
- an insensitive clod
- a big clod
- a dull, useless clod
Examples
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You clumsy clod!
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You big dumb clod!
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Mary, I would have looked an awful clod not to have asked him.
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Go back to sleep, you lazy clod!
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The clod thinks he can buy his way out of the gutter.
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Guy's a clod.
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Oh, you must think I’m a terrible clod for not introducing myself to your friend.
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He's made me feel like a fat, frowsy, dull, useless clod.
Fiction book (1991) -
You're a clod.
Fiction book (2000) -
You can continue to assume that people on the right are ignorant clods, but that simply makes you that which you despise.
Blog text (29)
Synonyms
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7.7
A person who is socially awkward and often seems foolish
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7.7
A person who is awkward or slow to do things
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6.4
A clumsy, awkward person who behaves rudely or carelessly
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7.9
A person who is rude and clumsy in social situations
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7.8
A person who acts in a silly or clumsy way
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9.7
A person who is not very smart
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9.9
A clumsy person who is awkward in movement or manners
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9.9
A man who is ordinary and not very smart
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9.9
A large clumsy person who often knocks things over
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9.9
A person who is clumsy and acts in a silly, awkward way
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9.9
A person who is clumsy and slow to understand things
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9.9
A clumsy person who is slow to understand and often acts foolishly
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9.8
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
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8.1
A person who is clumsy and often seems not clever
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9.9
A clumsy person who often makes silly mistakes
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9.9
A foolish or awkward person
A person who is foolish or clumsy
A silly or socially awkward person who acts foolishly
Antonyms
How Dull
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clod as an insult comes from an old English word clodde that meant 'lump' or 'mass of earth'. Calling someone a clod is like calling them a 'lump'—heavy, awkward, or slow, so it now means a dull or clumsy person.