dumb fucker
- noun
- /dʌm ˈfʌkər/
- Offensive
- " Yeah, well, he may be hurt, but that doesn't make him any less of a dumb fucker," the heavy-sounding voice retorted.
Examples
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-You are a dumb fucker!
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Don't be a dumb fucker; think before you act.
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Yes, you, ya dumb fucker.
Blog text (13) -
I'm Korean, you dumb fucker.
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I hate both parties a ton, but feel marginally more aligned with the GOP, and that guy is one dumb fucker. You're just a pinko communist democrat; I don't have to listen to you!
Blog text (7) -
You're such a dumb fucker for forgetting your own birthday!
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I can't believe he did that; what a dumb fucker!
Synonyms
A person who acts very stupidly, used as an insult
A rude word for a person who is cruel or very annoying
A very rude and insulting word for a person you strongly dislike
A rude word for someone who does something very stupid
A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying
A rude word for a person who is very stupid and unpleasant
A rude word for a very foolish person
A person who is not very smart and often makes bad choices
A rude insulting word for someone who is very stupid or unpleasant
A person who is not very smart
A person who is not very smart and often acts without thinking
A person who is not good at a sport or other activity
A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
A person who is not very smart
A person who is not very smart
A person who is not intelligent and often makes poor choices
A childish name used to call someone silly
A rude word for a person who is very stupid
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
An insulting word used to call someone stupid
A playful insult for a person who acts silly
A person who is very stupid or foolish
An insulting word for a person who does foolish things
A rude name for someone who seems very foolish
A person who acts very foolishly and makes many mistakes
A person who is very foolish and bad at what they do
A rude name for someone who behaves very foolishly
A rude person who annoys or hurts other people
A rude, stupid person who annoys others
An insulting word for a rude or stupid person
A person who acts foolishly because of new trends or technology
A rude, foolish person who annoys others
Antonyms
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and predictably built from the constituents: 'dumb' (stupid) + 'fucker' (insulting term for a person), so a learner who knows both words will readily infer it refers to a very foolish or contemptible person. The expression's offensiveness and vulgar register do not obscure its compositional meaning, only its social/pragmatic use.
Etymology
The insult dumb fucker puts together dumb and fucker. Long ago dumb meant 'cannot speak' and later came to mean 'stupid', and fucker is a very rude word added to make the insult stronger, so the whole phrase means 'a very stupid person'.