as in idiot
a stupid person
he's always jokingly calling his best friend a dolt
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Recent Examples of dolt
So a lot of the counterintelligence training that's given to the troops, the officers, the defense contractors, a lot of it is kind of like, don't be naive, don't be a dolt, in short.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
He was denounced by rebel propagandists as a tyrant and remembered by Americans as a reactionary dolt.
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Bhumika Tharoor,
The Atlantic,
30 Dec. 2025
Woke scolds and anti-woke dolts alike objected to the image of Carpenter kneeling in front of a man who appears to be using her hair as a leash.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
He was denounced by rebel propagandists as a tyrant and remembered by Americans as a reactionary dolt.
—
Bhumika Tharoor,
The Atlantic,
30 Dec. 2025
Woke scolds and anti-woke dolts alike objected to the image of Carpenter kneeling in front of a man who appears to be using her hair as a leash.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Dolt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolt. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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