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dunderpate

dunderpate noun: dunderhead.

Noun

dunderpate (plural dunderpates)

  1. dunderhead
    • Homer: Here's your package, Mr. Burns!
      Mr. Burns: [Sputters] My name is the return address, you senseless dunderpate!1995, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, “Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part One”, in The Simpsons

Forms of dunderpate

pluraldunderpates

Origin of dunderpate

From dunder + pate.

Questions about dunderpate

What does dunderpate mean?
Dunderpate means dunderhead.
What part of speech is dunderpate?
Dunderpate is a noun.
What is the plural of dunderpate?
The plural of dunderpate is dunderpates.

Words near dunderpate in the dictionary

  1. dunderheaded
  2. dunderheadedness
  3. dunderheadism
  4. dunderheads
  5. Dunderland
  6. dunderpate
  7. dunderpated
  8. dunderpates
  9. dunders
  10. dunderwhelp
  11. dunderwhelps

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