http://www.word-detective.com/2011/07/dunderhead/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2011/07/dunderhead/comment-page-1/#comment-59114 Book Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:51:07 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=5131#comment-59114 The use of 'dunderhead' by Severus Snape in the first Harry Potter book was one of the first clues to his low upbringing in a northern English mill town. I see the word has Scottish roots, but I was wondering if it was specific to northern England, too. Close enough, I suppose. The use of ‘dunderhead’ by Severus Snape in the first Harry Potter book was one of the first clues to his low upbringing in a northern English mill town. I see the word has Scottish roots, but I was wondering if it was specific to northern England, too. Close enough, I suppose.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2011/07/dunderhead/comment-page-1/#comment-42366 Wow watch Harry potter often Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:47:28 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=5131#comment-42366 Dunderhead means idiot to those who watch or read Harry potter the word comes out of snaps mouth to kids who do dumb things like ruin a potion or melt their cauldron Dunderhead means idiot to those who watch or read Harry potter the word comes out of snaps mouth to kids who do dumb things like ruin a potion or melt their cauldron

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2011/07/dunderhead/comment-page-1/#comment-33973 Dunderhead | English Language Reference Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:02:45 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=5131#comment-33973 [...] by making half-knowledge comments. For an article that explains the origin of this word, please click here, for an article that talks of dunderheads in chess, please click here, for an article that shows us [...] [...] by making half-knowledge comments. For an article that explains the origin of this word, please click here, for an article that talks of dunderheads in chess, please click here, for an article that shows us [...]

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2011/07/dunderhead/comment-page-1/#comment-30400 brewstefer Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:17:02 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=5131#comment-30400 Good interrogatory mate... Good interrogatory mate…

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2011/07/dunderhead/comment-page-1/#comment-20132 OwenKL Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:29:12 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=5131#comment-20132 Any relation between this word and "dunce"? Any relation between this word and “dunce”?

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