dunce
Noun
Meaning
One backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.
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How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
Slang is a foul pool at which every dunce fills his bucket, and then sets up as a fountain.
The political arena leaves one no alternative, one must either be a dunce or a rogue.
A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits.
I'm not eager to jump into marriage again. I'm in the corner right now, wearing my dunce cap. That area is obviously a nightmare.
Nothing can confound a wise man more than laughter from a dunce.