dunce's cap

Examples (10)

• In old cartoons, a misbehaving character might be shown wearing a dunce's cap.
• When I gave the wrong answer, I felt like I deserved a dunce's cap.
• The museum had an exhibit on old school punishments, including a real dunce's cap.
• He made a dunce's cap out of newspaper for his son's historical costume.
• The practice of forcing a child to wear a dunce's cap is now considered cruel and ineffective.
• In the story, the timid boy was forced to sit in the corner with a dunce's cap on his head.
• The politician's foolish comment earned him a metaphorical dunce's cap from the media.
• A dunce's cap is a symbol of ignorance and public shame.
• Do you know the origin of the dunce's cap as a disciplinary tool?
• Getting the simplest question wrong in front of everyone is the modern equivalent of wearing a dunce's cap.