Synonyms of gudgeon
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Another word for gudgeon is wapper. Other synonyms of gudgeon are common gudgeon, goby, sleeper goby, chump and chumpion.
Synonyms and similar words for gudgeon
nounA small freshwater fish of species Gobio gobio, native to Eurasia.
- common gudgeonSynonym of gudgeon (“fish of species Gobio gobio”).
- goby dialectalA gudgeon, a fish of the subfamily Gobioninae, such as a common gudgeon (Gobio gobio).
- wapperA mischievous sprite.
nounAny of various similar small fish of the family Eleotridae, often used as bait.
- sleeper goby
nounA person apt to take the bait; one easily cheated or duped; also, an idiot.
- chump
- chumpionA gullible champion.
- cull
- cully
- dupe
- dotterel
- easy mark
- fall guyOne who is gullible and easily duped.
- fish
- gull
- jugginsA fool; someone very credulous or easily fooled.
- live one
- mark
- mugA gullible or easily cheated person.
- muggins
- pigeonA person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
- rube
- sap
- sapheadA simpleton, a stupid person.
- schlemiel
- sheep
- simp
- Simple SimonA fool, or gullible person.
- soft touch
- steamer
- stiff
- stooge
- suckerA person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something; a naive or gullible person.
- addle-brainA foolish or dull-witted person.
- addleheadA foolish or dull-witted person.
- airheadA foolish, silly, or unintelligent person.
- baboon
- beanbrainA stupid person; an idiot.
- beetlebrainA stupid person.
- beetlehead
- berk UKA fool, a prat, a twit, etc.
- bimbo slang
- birdbrainSomeone who is not intelligent.
- blockhead informal
- blubberbrainA stupid person.
- bonehead slangSomeone who is thick-skulled, stupid, or stubborn.
- Boeotian
- boob informal
- bozo
- brainlet
- brickheadA stubbornly stupid person.
- bubblehead
- bubble brainAn incredibly unintelligent person.
- buffoon
- Charlie
- chowderhead US, informalAn idiot; a dummy.
- chucklehead informal
- clod
- clot slang
- clown
- crackheadSomeone whose thinking makes no sense; a fool or an idiot; broadly, any contemptible person.
- cretin
- cuckoo
- deadhead
- dimboA dimwit or idiot.
- dim bulbA person who is slow-witted or stupid.
- dimbusA foolish or stupid person.
- dimwitA person who is deficient in intelligence.
- dingbat informal
- ding dong informal
- dingleberry slang
- dingwad informalA stupid person.
- dip
- dipstick
- doltA stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
- donut
- doof
- doofoidAn idiot; a simpleton; a fool.
- doofusA person with poor judgment and taste; a foolish or silly person.
- dope slang
- dork US, slang
- drongo Australia, slang
- drool bucketA person with low intelligence or no common sense; an idiot.
- dullardA stupid person; a fool.
- dumb bunnyA stupid person.
- dumbbell
- dumb cluckA stupid person.
- dumbheadA stupid person.
- dumble
- dumblingOne who is unintelligent, dumb, or stupid; a dummy; idiot.
- dumbnutA stupid person.
- dumboA stupid person.
- dummkopfA stupid person; a dolt, dimwit, or blockhead.
- dummy
- dunceAn unintelligent person.
- dunderheadA stupid person; a dunce.
- dunderpateDunderhead.
- eejitAn idiot; a fool; an imbecile.
- fathead
- featherbrain
- fenderheadA dolt.
- fleabrainA stupid or foolish person.
- fool
- galootA clumsy or uncouth person.
- gimboid slangAn incompetent person.
- gomer
- gonkA stupid, ignorant, or boorish person.
- gooberA foolish, simple, or amusingly silly person.
- goof
- goofball
- goofy
- goon
- goose slang
- goosecapA fool; a dolt.
- halfwit informalSomeone lacking in intelligence.
- hammerhead
- idiot
- ignoramus
- imbecile
- inbred
- jackaninnyA foolish or incompetent person.
Meaning of gudgeon
- noun A small freshwater fish of species Gobio gobio, native to Eurasia.
- noun Cottus bairdii, more widely known as mottled sculpin.
- noun Any of various similar small fish of the family Eleotridae, often used as bait.
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