as in idiot
a stupid person
he's always jokingly calling his best friend a dolt
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Even the most cynical members of the federal government failed to arrange a useful role for such a dolt.
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Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
In effect, those dolts have allied themselves with Hamas, a terrorist military cabal hell-bent on a latter-day holocaust.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 26 Oct. 2023
Now with Eli getting older, Judy is stuck competing for dominance with her brothers: firstborn Jesse, played by Danny McBride in the traditional McBride mold of pompous, all-American dolts; and youngest brother Kelvin (Adam Devine), a youth minister who dresses like a wannabe Bieber.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
Our intolerable situation forces us to welcome such witless dolts to our side.
—Ana Marie Cox, The New Republic, 3 Apr. 2023
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Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
In effect, those dolts have allied themselves with Hamas, a terrorist military cabal hell-bent on a latter-day holocaust.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 26 Oct. 2023
Now with Eli getting older, Judy is stuck competing for dominance with her brothers: firstborn Jesse, played by Danny McBride in the traditional McBride mold of pompous, all-American dolts; and youngest brother Kelvin (Adam Devine), a youth minister who dresses like a wannabe Bieber.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
Our intolerable situation forces us to welcome such witless dolts to our side.
—Ana Marie Cox, The New Republic, 3 Apr. 2023
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“Dolt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolt. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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