Numbskullery

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The behaviour of a numbskull; foolishness; stupidity. informal, uncountable

    "For every tuneful pop incision like "B-350" or "Chances Are," there's a lump of numbskullery like "Superman Is Dead" ("Now that Superman is dead/ Who will kick ass" — gee guys, I dunno, but if you're that worried . . .) […]"

Example

More examples

"For every tuneful pop incision like "B-350" or "Chances Are," there's a lump of numbskullery like "Superman Is Dead" ("Now that Superman is dead/ Who will kick ass" — gee guys, I dunno, but if you're that worried . . .) […]"

Etymology

From numbskull + -ery.

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