dunce
nounUK /dʌns/
US /dʌns/
A dunce is a person who is slow to learn things.
The class clown was called a dunce, but he was actually very clever.
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2. A person who is stubbornly unwilling to learn or understand.
Don't be a dunce and refuse to read the instructions.
3. A student who is at the bottom of the class.
He sat at the back of the room, labeled the dunce of the school.
4. A foolish or stupid person in a playful or teasing sense.
You old dunce, you forgot your keys again!