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An idiot, in modern use, is a stupid or foolish person. 'Idiot' was formerly a technical term in legal and psychiatric contexts for some kinds of profound intellectual disability where the mental age is two years or less, and the person cannot guard themself against common physical dangers.
The root word stupid, [1] which can serve as an adjective or noun, comes from the Latin verb stupere, for being numb or astonished, and is related to stupor. [2] In Roman culture, the stupidus was the professional fall guy in the theatrical mimes.
Three basic "fool; foolish" meanings distinguish baka 1 "ass; jerk; fool", baka 2 "ament; idiot; imbecile; fool" (ament is a rare word for "congenitally mentally deficient"), and baka 3 "blockhead; dullard; dimwit; simpleton; dolt; fool". These are found in many frequently-used Japanese expressions.
Andreas Maercker in 1995 defined foolishness as rigid, dogmatic, and inflexible thinking which makes feelings of bitterness and probable annoyance. It is considered the foundation of illusions of grandiosity like omniscience, omnipotence and inviolability.
(informal) a mild form of idiot or fool (US dummy) wanker (offensive) a masturbator, used generally as a term of abuse in the fashion of the US jagoff or jerk. WC a "water closet", a loo, a public or private toilet without a bath (US bathroom or restroom) washing-up liquid
Schmuck, or shmuck, is a pejorative term meaning one who is stupid or foolish, or an obnoxious, contemptible or detestable person. The word came into the English language from Yiddish (Yiddish: שמאָק, shmok), where it has similar pejorative meanings, but where its literal meaning is a vulgar term for a penis.
While other Jan. 6 defendants and their lawyers have argued that they participated in the Capitol riot due to stupidity, Donald Trump would have a hard time succeeding with that argument in court.
The fool is a stock character in creative works (literature, film, etc.) and folklore. There are several distinct, although overlapping, categories of fool: simpleton fool, wise fool, and serendipitous fool. The six volume Motif-Index of Folk-Literature contains (in volume four) a group of motifs under the category "Fools (and other unwise ...