Definition
A British dialect term for a blockhead or stupid person, sometimes spelled 'grout-noll.'
Etymology
From 'grout' (a foolish person, from Old English origins) combined with 'noll,' an archaic word for 'head' or 'skull,' possibly from Latin 'nollus.' The compound literally meant 'a head filled with grout (mud/foolishness).'
Kelly Says
This wonderfully creative insult shows how medieval English speakers literally combined 'mud' and 'head' to call someone dumb—it's like calling someone a 'dumbbell' but actually invented 500 years earlier.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Mortar አስተዳደር
Mor-tar as-te-da-der
ARالعربية
عامل الجص
ʿamal al-jiss
BNবাংলা
পুঁজের শ্রমিক
pun-jer sh-ra-mik
CACatalà
obrador
o-bra-dor
DEDeutsch
Mörtelarbeiter
moer-tel-ar-bei-ter
ELΕλληνικά
μωροποιός
mo-ro-poi-os
ESEspañol
persona que trabaja con mortero
per-so-na ke tra-ba-ja kon mor-teh-roh
FAفارسی
کارگر ملات
kar-gar melāt
FISuomi
tiilimies
tii-li-mies
GUGU
સોલોનું કામગાર
so-lo-nu ka-am-ga-ar
HAHA
ma'aikatan mortar
ma-ai-ka-ta-n mor-tar
HEעברית
בעל מקצוע
ba-al me-ka-tz-ion
HIहिन्दी
मिट्टी का कामगार
mit-ti ka ka-am-ga-ar
HUMagyar
vakolat
va-ko-lat
IDBahasa Indonesia
tukang adukan
tu-kang a-dukan
IGIG
onye na-arụ ụkwụ
on-ye na-a-ru ukwu
ITItaliano
muratore
mu-ra-tore
JA日本語
モルタル作業員
morutaru sa-bi-in
KKKK
mortar жұмысшысы
mor-tar zhu-mys-shy-sy
KMKM
អ្នកប្រើប្រាស់ច្រមុះ
a-nk ba-reu-pra-as-ch-rum-uh
KO한국어
분말 작업자
bunmal ja-g-ok-ja
MRMR
मज्जूनचे कामगार
maj-joon-che ka-am-ga-ar
MSBahasa Melayu
tukang adukan
tu-kang a-dukan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ဆောင် လုပ်သူ
kyaw-kya-saung lo-k-thu
NLNederlands
metselaar
met-se-laar
NONorsk
murmester
mur-mes-ter
PAPA
ਮਲਟ ਦਾ ਕੰਮગਾਰ
mal-t da kam-ga-ar
PTPortuguês
pedreiro
pe-dre-i-ro
RUРусский
работник по раствору
rab-ot-nik po ra-st-vo-ru
SWKiswahili
fundi wa mchanga
fun-di wa m-chan-ga
TAதமிழ்
கூட்டுத் தொழிலாளி
koo-ttu tho-zhi-la-ali
TEతెలుగు
మర్టికెడ్డు కార్మికుడు
mar-ti-ked-du ka-r-mi-ku-du
TLTL
manggagawa sa mortar
man-gag-ga-wa sa mor-tar
TRTürkçe
harç ustası
harç u-sta-sı
UKУкраїнська
штукатур
sh-tu-ka-tur
URاردو
مورتار کا کامگار
mor-tar ka ka-am-gar
VITiếng Việt
người thợ vữa
nguoi tho vua
YOYO
ọmọ mortar
ọ-mọ mor-tar
ZH中文
水泥工人
shuǐcùn gōngrén
ZUZU
umsebenzi we-mortar
um-se-ben-zi we mor-tar