stupe
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈstüp 
ˈstyüp
: a hot wet often medicated cloth applied externally (as to stimulate circulation)
stupe
2 of 2noun (2)
: a stupid person : dolt
Synonyms
Noun (2)
- airhead
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- bubblehead
- chowderhead
- chucklehead
- clodpoll
- clodpole
- clot [British]
- cluck
- clunk
- cretin
- cuddy [British dialect]
- cuddie
- deadhead
- dim bulb [slang]
- dimwit
- dip
- dodo
- dolt
- donkey
- doofus [slang]
- dope
- dork [slang]
- dullard
- dum-dum
- dumbbell
- dumbhead
- dummkopf
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- fathead
- gander
- golem
- goof
- goon
- half-wit
- hammerhead
- hardhead
- idiot
- ignoramus
- imbecile
- jackass
- know-nothing
- knucklehead
- lamebrain
- loggerhead [chiefly dialect]
- loon
- lump
- lunkhead
- meathead
- mome [archaic]
- moron
- mug [chiefly British]
- mutt
- natural
- nimrod [slang]
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- noddy
- noodle
- numskull
- numbskull
- oaf
- pinhead
- prat [British]
- ratbag [chiefly Australian]
- saphead
- schlub [slang]
- shlub
- schnook [slang]
- simpleton
- stock
- stupid
- thickhead
- turkey
- woodenhead
- yahoo
- yo-yo
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Anglo-French, literally, tow, from Latin stuppa coarse part of flax, tow, from Greek styppē
Noun (2)
short for stupid
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1722, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
stupe
noun
ˈst(y)üp
: a hot wet often medicated cloth applied externally (as to stimulate circulation)
a turpentine stupe
stupes
noun
as in morons
a stupid person with stupes like that, no wonder city hall is a mess Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- morons
- idiots
- stupids
- prats
- numskulls
- dummies
- lunatics
- blockheads
- fools
- dopes
- ninnies
- imbeciles
- schnooks
- hardheads
- geese
- dolts
- losers
- pinheads
- sapheads
- lunkheads
- woodenheads
- noddies
- momes
- naturals
- thickheads
- nimrods
- clodpoles
- deadheads
- dumbheads
- boneheads
- dufuses
- bubbleheads
- nincompoops
- dim bulbs
- knuckleheads
- cuddies
- donkeys
- cretins
- dullards
- dunces
- clodpolls
- ignoramuses
- birdbrains
- dimwits
- loons
- turkeys
- dumb clucks
- goons
- jackasses
- mutts
- nitwits
- jerks
- dum-dums
- clowns
- oafs
- ninnyhammers
- chowderheads
- numbskulls
- yahoos
- nuts
- ganders
- simpletons
- dummkopfs
- ignorami
- goofs
- chuckleheads
- dips
- airheads
- golems
- lumps
- clucks
- stocks
- know-nothings
- ratbags
- dorks
- noodles
- meatheads
- dunderheads
- fatheads
- shlubs
- doofuses
- skunks
- clots
- skunk
- lamebrains
- loggerheads
- hammerheads
- zanies
- buffoons
- half-wits
- schlubs
- villains
- dumbbells
- clunks
- dodoes
- nits
- madmen
- snakes
- loonies
- boobies
- dodos
- gawks
- scatterbrains
- mugs
- boors
- yo-yos
- beasts
- heels
- churls
- creeps
- curs
- cads
- stinkers
- featherbrains
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- brains
- genii
- intellectuals
- sages
- thinkers
- geniuses
- intellects
- wizards
- sharpies
- polymaths
- whizzes
- Renaissance men
- justifiability
- justifiable
- justifiableness
- justifiablenesses
- justifiably
- justificanda
- justificandum
- justificans
- justificantia
- justification
- justification space
- justifications
- justificative
- justificators
- justificatory
- justified
- justifier
- justifiers
- justifies
- justify
- justify oneself
- justifying
- justifying space
- Justin
- justing