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Another word for idiot

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idiot

n.

simpleton, nincompoop, booby; see fool 1.

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Another word for idiot

noun

One deficient in judgment and good sense:

ass, fool, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool. (Informal) dope, gander, goose. (Slang) cretin, ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey. See ability

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Xander shifted between her and Jonny, not trusting the idiot Black God.
"He's rambling like an idiot," I whispered.
"What an idiot," she whispered under her breath.
He was an idiot to fall for Lilith.
An appropriation of $2500 per annum was made for training ten idiot children under Dr Howe's supervision, and by degrees the value of his School for Idiotic and Feeble-minded Youths, which, starting in South Boston, was in 1890 removed to Waltham, was generally appreciated.

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