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dolt

/dɒlt/ UK
/dəʊlt/
/dɔʊlt/
/doʊlt/ US

Rhymes with -ɒlt, -əʊlt

Where it comes from

First used as a noun in Early Modern English, from dialectal English dold (“stupid, confused”), from Middle English dold, a variant of dulled, dult (“dulled”), past participle of dullen, dollen (“to make dull, make stupid”), from dull, dul, dwal (“stupid”). More at dull.

noun dolts

derogatory A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard. O Gull, oh dolt, / As ignorant as durt:[…]
Similar: alcatote, asshat, arsehole, asshole, bayard, berk, birdbrain, blither, bobchin, bonehead, bozo, buffoon

verb dolts · dolting · dolted

obsolete To behave foolishly.
To fool; to trick Some by frequent Practice will never be dolted

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noun a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard

Español	estúpido
Português	imbecil
Français	imbécile
Deutsch	Blödmann, Tölpel, Trottel, Dummkopf, Depp
Italiano	imbecille
Русский	болва́н bolván

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@misc{dolt_2026,
  title = {dolt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dolt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}