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Pejorative term
theologian and philosopher John Duns Scotus. A dunce cap, also variously known as a dunce hat, dunce's cap or dunce's hat, is a pointed hat, formerly used as
Dunce
1980 novel by John Kennedy Toole
A Confederacy of Dunces is a picaresque novel by American novelist John Kennedy Toole. It was published in 1980, eleven years after Toole's death. Published
A_Confederacy_of_Dunces
Compact topological space
In topology, the dunce hat is a compact topological space formed by taking a solid triangle and gluing all three sides together, with the orientation
Dunce_hat_(topology)
2007 studio album by Jason Hook
Safety Dunce is an instrumental metal and hard rock solo album released by former Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Jason Hook in 2007. The album title
Safety_Dunce
Poet, essayist, professor
She has published many collections of poetry, the most recent of which, Dunce (Wave Books, 2019), was long-listed for the National Book Award in Poetry
Mary_Ruefle
Christian pointed hat of conical form
Nuñez de Carabajal, Mexico City, 1601 Christianity portal Spain portal Dunce § Dunce cap List of hat styles List of headgear Sanbenito Wikimedia Commons
Capirote
Species of fungus
Conocybe lactea or Conocybe albipes and is colloquially known as the white dunce cap or the milky conecap. It is a fairly common fungus, both in North America
Conocybe_apala
Australian comedy TV series
the following episode and the loser of each episode must wear a dunce cap in the Dunce's Corner. The eight-episode first series premiered on 14 August 2024;
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee (Australian TV series)
Guy_Montgomery's_Guy_Mont-Spelling_Bee_(Australian_TV_series)
6th episode of the 4th season of SpongeBob SquarePants
"Dunces and Dragons" (also known as "Lost in Time") is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants
Dunces_and_Dragons
New Zealand comedy TV series
loser of each episode (the one who got last place) must wear a dunce cap in the Dunce's Corner. The first series of Guy Mont-Spelling Bee aired in 2023
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee
Guy_Montgomery's_Guy_Mont-Spelling_Bee
Adult Flash-animated television series
Ankrum, Jeff Biancalana, and David Winn October 24, 2006 (2006-10-24) "Dunce Upon a Time" Kenn Navarro, Ken Pontac, and David Ichioka "Gems the Breaks"
Happy Tree Friends (TV series)
Happy_Tree_Friends_(TV_series)
American novelist (1937–1969)
Orleans, Louisiana, whose posthumously published novel, A Confederacy of Dunces, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981. At 16 in 1954, he wrote his
John_Kennedy_Toole
Poem by Alexander Pope
wish to be dunces but are, "Whate'er of mungril no one class admits, / A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits" (B IV 89–90). These dunces orbit Dulness
The_Dunciad
Species of thistle
Cirsium muticum, also known as swamp thistle, marsh thistle, dunce-nettle, or horsetops, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae
Cirsium_muticum
American Game Show
the "dunce" buzzer. However, if the dunce does know the answer, then the contestant who was "dunced" gets the $200, and is allowed to place the dunce cap
Street_Smarts
Indian actress
com. 1 November 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2021. "Musical Dunce: Bride and Prejudice". Musical Dunce. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2021. Dasgupta,
Meghna_Kothari
Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979
Iran, as she herself admitted in her personal memoirs, stating, "I was a dunce—I knew next to nothing of the geography, the legends of my country, nothing
Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi
Scottish Franciscan friar and philosopher (c. 1265/66–1308)
described his followers as "dunces"; the "dunce cap" was later used as a form of punishment in schools and the word "dunce" has come to be used as a term
Duns_Scotus
Oceanian ball game
or ace square, then they usually demote to the dunce square. Sometimes the king is not moved to dunce, and instead goes straight out, other times the
Handball_(schoolyard_game)
Canadian guitarist
2007, Hook released his debut instrumental hard rock/metal album Safety Dunce. He recorded his second solo release, American Justice (still unreleased)
Jason_Hook
English parliament of 1404
Unlearned Parliament also known as the Lawless Parliament , Parliament of Dunces or the Parliamentum Indoctorum is the term used for the 1404 parliament
Unlearned_Parliament
English actor-manager, playwright, and poet laureate
He rose to ignominious fame when he became the chief target, the head Dunce, of Alexander Pope's satirical poem The Dunciad. Cibber's poetical work
Colley_Cibber
Species of fungus
Conocybe tenera, commonly known as the brown dunce cap or common cone head, is a widely distributed member of the genus Conocybe, for which it serves
Conocybe_tenera
American actor (born 1970)
starred as Ignatius J. Reilly in a theatrical adaptation of A Confederacy of Dunces with the Huntington Theatre Company. Offerman played the recurring role
Nick_Offerman
Wide-brimmed hat designed to shade face and neck from the sun
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Legionnaire_hat
English writer
second version of The Dunciad in 1741, Theobald remained the chief of the "Dunces" who led the way toward night (see the translatio stultitiae) by debasing
Lewis_Theobald
Traditional Spanish lace or silk veil worn over the head and shoulders
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Mantilla
Type of symbol worn for public humiliation, ostracism or persecution
the tall conical "dunce cap", often marked with the letter "D", was used as the badge of shame for disfavored students. The dunce cap is no longer used
Badge_of_shame
1966 film by Alan Rafkin
comedy horror mystery film starring Don Knotts as Luther Heggs, the town dunce and a newspaper typesetter who spends a night in a haunted house, which
The_Ghost_and_Mr._Chicken
Baggy pants, fit to the ankle
Calath crown (headdress) Capotain Caubeen Cavalier Coif Coonskin Cornette Dunce Fillet French hood Fontange Futou Gable hood Hennin Jeongjagwan Jewish Kausia
Harem_pants
Schools. He also founded NetGravity, Rocketship Education, Zeal Learning, Dunce Capital, ProjectRead.ai and SparkSpace.ai. He is currently the CEO of Flourish
John_Danner_(entrepreneur)
Australian actor and singer (born 1968)
"always loved acting but when I started at drama school I was like the dunce of the class. It just wasn't coming right to me. Everyone was cooler, everyone
Hugh_Jackman
2013 single by In This Moment
raw vulnerable emotion. The word 'whore' written down my back, and the dunce cap symbolize me placing myself on the stake for those who are suffering
Whore_(song)
List of episodes titles and details of the American TV sitcom Our Miss Brooks
homework will have to meet with her during lunch. Plus they'll be given a dunce cap. Walter and Stretch have to meet with Connie and wear the caps. Walter
List of Our Miss Brooks episodes
List_of_Our_Miss_Brooks_episodes
Joke prize given for last place or terrible performance
turn came from the Latin balbus meaning stammering; the word booby to mean dunce appeared in 1599. Booby prize literally means "idiot's prize". The OED dates
Booby_prize
(drawing). The series tells the adventures of Ducobu, a comic and eccentric dunce. The series first appeared in September, 1992, in the Belgian comics magazine
L'Élève_Ducobu
Clothing for women and girls
Calath crown (headdress) Capotain Caubeen Cavalier Coif Coonskin Cornette Dunce Fillet French hood Fontange Futou Gable hood Hennin Jeongjagwan Jewish Kausia
Bodice
Flat circular cap with a visor
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Kepi
Species of fungus
Conocybe aurea, commonly known as the golden dunce cap, is a basidiomycete fungus in the family Bolbitiaceae. The fungus was first described to science
Conocybe_aurea
2000 British TV series or programme
biologically his. Keith's character is affectionately portrayed as a gentle dunce and draws a great deal of sympathy as the series progresses. He is in denial
Marion_and_Geoff
English synth-pop duo
while its iconic music video featured the duo in orange body suits and tall dunce caps, in a world of computer-generated imagery. The theme was continued
Pet_Shop_Boys
Canadian actor and comedian (1950–1994)
adaptation of John Kennedy Toole's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel A Confederacy of Dunces. He had also expressed interest in portraying Atuk in a film adaptation
John_Candy
1918 American film
Dunces and Dangers is a 1918 American film directed by Larry Semon. A man and his wife are having trouble financially and barely have anything to eat.
Dunces_and_Dangers
English chess variant inventor (1897–1974)
you take me for a dunce?" Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Chapter 11), "Who Stole the Tarts?" This grade [variation] of Dunce's Chess is my original
V._R._Parton
American basketball player and sports executive (born 1975)
(February 10, 1996). "MYERS IS AS MYERS DOES UCLA WALK-ON PROVES HE'S NO DUNCE ON THE COURT". Daily News. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on February
Bob_Myers
Fictional character
(possibly a word play on "burro," meaning donkey, but is also Mexican slang for dunce, and "albur" Mexican wordplay involving double entendres). One of the main
La_Familia_Burrón
Drosophila is a mutant suppressor of the dunce gene. The gene produces a neuropeptide of the same name. By suppressing dunce through mutagenesis, the amnesiac
Amnesiac_gene
2012 film by Baljit Singh Deo
roles, with music rapper Honey Singh in his first commercial venture, as a dunce gangster. Produced by Inda Raikoti and Aman Khatkar, the movie had a historic
Mirza_–_The_Untold_Story
English-born American actress
July 11, 1956) was an actress in silent film comedies. She co-starred in Dunces and Dangers and had roles in D. W. Griffith films. She also starred opposite
Madge_Kirby
Australian journalist
Wedding: American Power, Arab Revolt, 2022. Joint author: Claudia Wright. Dunce Upon A Time: Autobiography of Mistakes, 2023 Long Live Novichok! The British
John_Helmer_(journalist)
Topics referred to by the same term
college farce written in 1615 in Latin by George Ruggle An ignorant person or dunce (as a consequence of Ruggle's play) A verdict by a Grand Jury, meaning "we
Ignoramus
Chinese shoes for women with bound feet
Calath crown (headdress) Capotain Caubeen Cavalier Coif Coonskin Cornette Dunce Fillet French hood Fontange Futou Gable hood Hennin Jeongjagwan Jewish Kausia
Lotus_shoe
American actor (born 1952)
play the role of Ignatius Reilly, the main character of A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. The story takes place almost entirely in New Orleans
John_Goodman
American comic strip by William Donahey
"Nipper".) 7. the Cook: 1914–1970. 8. the Cowboy: 1914–1970. --. Danny Dunce: see "the Dunce." 9. the Doctor: 1914–1970. 10. the dog: 1914-1917(?). 11. Dorothy
The_Teenie_Weenies
Can be continuously shrunk to a point
standard example of a space which is contractible, but not intuitively so. The Dunce hat is contractible, but not collapsible. The cone on a Hawaiian earring
Contractible_space
17th century knee-length coat
Calath crown (headdress) Capotain Caubeen Cavalier Coif Coonskin Cornette Dunce Fillet French hood Fontange Futou Gable hood Hennin Jeongjagwan Jewish Kausia
Justacorps
Island in Micronesia
is spelled, is stated as the home island of "Mike" on the popular blog Dunce Upon A Time, authored by BC Woods. Pohnpei State Department of Education
Pohnpei
Form of public humiliation and torture
accusations of misdeeds. Specific methods of abuse included hair shaving (阴阳头), dunce caps, "jetting" (喷气式) (similar to strappado), and verbal and physical attacks
Struggle_session
1975 studio album by the Kinks
song "Jerry Cotton", which was a cover version of the song "Jack the Idiot Dunce". According to the back cover liner notes, the story which the album presents
Schoolboys_in_Disgrace
of the school faculty's roles. The cockroaches decide to make Oggy the dunce of the "class" and it looks like he's in for a rough, strange day. 167b
List of Oggy and the Cockroaches episodes
List_of_Oggy_and_the_Cockroaches_episodes
Medieval women's headgear
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Hennin
1986 novel by Winston Groom
plant. Forrest begins working as a professional wrestler, fighting as "The Dunce". When Dan hatches a plan to rip off Forrest's manager, Jenny leaves in
Forrest_Gump_(novel)
Type of cap used in academic dress
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Square_academic_cap
British author (born 1965)
fear into the hearts of the children"; Rowling's teacher seated her in "dunces' row" after she performed poorly on an arithmetic test. In 1975, Rowling
J._K._Rowling
American comedian and actor (1964–1997)
been in talks for the lead in an adaptation of the novel A Confederacy of Dunces. Farley even expressed interest in portraying Atuk in an adaptation of the
Chris_Farley
1993 studio album by Pet Shop Boys
games. They wore surreal costumes, like the orange jumpsuits with tall dunce caps for "Can You Forgive Her?", and their music videos, directed by Howard
Very_(Pet_Shop_Boys_album)
Abandoned hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana
Confederacy of Dunces Summary | GradeSaver". www.gradesaver.com. Retrieved May 16, 2021. Toole, John Kennedy (1980). A Confederacy of Dunces. Baton Rouge:
Charity Hospital (New Orleans)
Charity_Hospital_(New_Orleans)
Cocked hat with two sides of the brim turned up against the crown
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Bicorne
11th and 12th century European shoe with long upturned toe
Calath crown (headdress) Capotain Caubeen Cavalier Coif Coonskin Cornette Dunce Fillet French hood Fontange Futou Gable hood Hennin Jeongjagwan Jewish Kausia
Pigache
Flap or pouch that covers the crotch of men's trousers
Calath crown (headdress) Capotain Caubeen Cavalier Coif Coonskin Cornette Dunce Fillet French hood Fontange Futou Gable hood Hennin Jeongjagwan Jewish Kausia
Codpiece
Square cloth hat used by Anglican clergy
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Canterbury_cap
American actress
"Little Red Book" 2012 NCIS Spandaxia Episode: "Secrets" Jan Carla Episode: "Dunce" 2013 Californication Ali Andrews Episode: "Hell Bent for Leather" 2014
Allison_McAtee
American urban policy analyst
Wendell (October 18, 2013). "Wendell Cox: Florida Sheds Its 'Smart Growth' Dunce Hat". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com. Cox, Wendell (February 20,
Wendell_Cox
American CGI-animated TV series
peacemaker and not let her annoyance get to him, especially when she calls him "Dunce" rather than his real name. During lunchtime, Deuce is starting to get angry
Monster_High_(TV_series)
British research company
2004-11-04 QI: The Complete First Series 2006-11-06 QI Presents: Strictly Come Duncing 2007-11-26 QI: The B Series 2008-03-17 QI: The C Series 2008-09-01 QI:
Quite_Interesting_Limited
Ukrainian military cap
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Mazepynka
1958 book by Michael Young
demoralised. The latter "are tested again and again… If they have been labelled 'dunce' repeatedly they cannot any longer pretend; their image of themselves is
The_Rise_of_the_Meritocracy
Type of hat from the Alps
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Tyrolean_hat
Wide-brimmed hat designed to shade face and shoulders from the sun
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Sun_hat
Mouth-veil worn by North African nomads
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Litham
Pink cat-ear beanie hat
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Pussyhat
Episodes of the American sitcom
All the other students are much smarter than Mr. Wilson. He is given a dunce cap and made to sit in the corner. The next day, it is clear that Dennis
List of Dennis the Menace (1959 TV series) episodes
List_of_Dennis_the_Menace_(1959_TV_series)_episodes
Cone-shaped pointed hat, worn by Jews in Medieval Europe and parts of the Islamic world
Calath crown (headdress) Capotain Caubeen Cavalier Coif Coonskin Cornette Dunce Fillet French hood Fontange Futou Gable hood Hennin Jeongjagwan Jewish Kausia
Jewish_hat
Decorative clothing accessory
Calath crown (headdress) Capotain Caubeen Cavalier Coif Coonskin Cornette Dunce Fillet French hood Fontange Futou Gable hood Hennin Jeongjagwan Jewish Kausia
Jabot_(neckwear)
Liturgical headdress worn by Christian bishops and abbots
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Mitre
Theatrical character
creates disturbance through his blundering. The second Zanni is a perfect dunce; but the first sometimes gives indication of a certain instruction. ...
Pedrolino
Figure of speech
Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces". In Marsh, Leslie (ed.). Theology and Geometry: Essays on John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces (Politics, Literature
Paraprosdokian
American editor and writer (1931–2023)
readership. Gottlieb suffered some ignominy for rejecting A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, a book that later won the Pulitzer Prize when it
Robert_Gottlieb
Russian monastic clothing
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Klobuk
Collapsible top hat
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Opera_hat
Tall, cylindrical military cap with a visor
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Shako
Traditional hat of Kadazan female in Sabah, Malaysia
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Siung
Painting by Francisco Goya
point are three semi-nude witches wearing either penitential coroza or dunce caps.} bearing aloft a writhing nude figure, their mouths close to their
Witches'_Flight
English actor (1938–1999)
"My father thought I was just lazy," Reed later said. "He thought I was a dunce." Reed claimed he had worked as a boxer, a bouncer, a taxi driver and a
Oliver_Reed
Type of visor
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Green_eyeshade
Traditional Russian headdress worn by women
Calath crown (headdress) Capotain Caubeen Cavalier Coif Coonskin Cornette Dunce Fillet French hood Fontange Futou Gable hood Hennin Jeongjagwan Jewish Kausia
Kokoshnik
2015 list selected by Robert McCrum
exclusions, such as Light Years, Gravity's Rainbow, Crash, A Confederacy of Dunces, Slaughterhouse Five, All the Pretty Horses, Wise Blood, The Pursuit of
The Guardian's 100 Best Novels Written in English
The_Guardian's_100_Best_Novels_Written_in_English
Headwear used in Oman
Boyar Bycocket Capotain Cavalier Coal scuttle bonnet Coif Dolly Varden Dunce Fontange French hood Phrygian Gable hood Hennin Kausia Kokoshnik Miner's
Kuma_(cap)
16th century European mask for women
Calath crown (headdress) Capotain Caubeen Cavalier Coif Coonskin Cornette Dunce Fillet French hood Fontange Futou Gable hood Hennin Jeongjagwan Jewish Kausia
Visard
Footwear secured by straps worn in Ancient Rome
Calath crown (headdress) Capotain Caubeen Cavalier Coif Coonskin Cornette Dunce Fillet French hood Fontange Futou Gable hood Hennin Jeongjagwan Jewish Kausia
Calceus
DUNCE
DUNCE
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DUNCE
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Very Bright
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Greek Christianos, CRISTIAN means "Christian."
Boy/Male
Czech, Czechoslovakian, German
Determined; Stubborn; Sincere
Biblical
the generation of God
Girl/Female
Native American
Bird.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Wind; Breeze; Father of Lord Hanuman
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi
Good Looking
Girl/Female
German, Polish
Ruler of an Enclosure; Home Ruler; Female Version of Henry
Boy/Male
Muslim
Sound, Good opinion, Successful
Girl/Female
Christian, Hindu, Indian
Energetic
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DUNCE
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DUNCE
n.
A dolt; a dunce.
a.
Like a dunce; duncish.
n.
One backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.
n.
A baby; a dunce.
n.
A fool; a dunce; a noddy.
n.
The realm or domain of dunces.
n.
A heavy, stupid fellow; a blockhead; a numskull; an ignoramus; a dunce; a dullard.
v.
One who makes undue pretensions to wisdom; a would-be-wise person; hence, in contempt, a simpleton; a dunce.
n.
A blockhead; a dunce; a numskull.
n.
A dunce; a blockhead.
n.
A stupid person; a dunce.
n.
A foolish; a dolt; a blockhead; a dunce.
n.
Dullness; stupidity.
n.
A dunce; a numskull; a blockhead.
n.
A dunce; a stupid fellow.
n.
A stupid, ignorant person; a vain pretender to knowledge; a dunce.
a.
Somewhat like a dunce.
n.
A blockhead; a dunce.
n.
A dunce; a blockhead.
n.
A dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow.