Dunce Cap
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- dunce capdunce's capfool's cap
- alternatephrasing
- Dunce's Cap
- plural
- Dunce Caps
- possessive
- Dunce Cap's
- pluralpossessive
- Dunce Caps'