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The word "idiot" ultimately comes from the Greek noun ἰδιώτης idiōtēs 'a private person, individual' (as opposed to the state), 'a private citizen' (as opposed to someone with a political office), 'a common man', 'a person lacking professional skill, layman', later 'unskilled', 'ignorant', derived from the adjective ἴδιος idios 'personal' (not public, not shared).
The English language, along with other European ones, adopted the word and used it as similar meaning, slow and delayed. In English, the word "to decelerate " would become a more common term than "to retard", while in others like French [ 9 ] or Catalan, [ 10 ] retard is still in common usage to mean 'delay' ( tard ).
The word stupid comes from the Latin word stupere. Stupid characters are often used for comedy in fictional stories. Walter B. Pitkin called stupidity "evil", but in a more Romantic spirit William Blake and Carl Jung believed stupidity can be the mother of wisdom .
idiot (prison slang) [106] From "The Divisional room" where extra reading was taught in the northern comprehensive schools during the 1970s and 1980s. do one's nut Become enraged. [107] doddle Something simple or easy to accomplish. [108] dodgy 1. Something risky, difficult or dangerous. A 'dodgy deal' for example. [108] 2. Of low quality.
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The usage of this word in Italian may be considered by some individuals as homophobic and politically incorrect. [49] gnocca (pl. gnocche) : [50] typical Bolognese version of figa; is mostly conjugated in its feminine form, although sometimes can be used in the masculine form. Although very vulgar, it is not offensive, but instead complimentary.
What are you, an idiot?” O’Leary said during the podcast , urging folks to make their own lunches and bring their coffee from home. “You start to add that up everyday, it’s a ton of money.”
Redditors have recently been sharing the moments when they realized that they were dating an idiot, so we. We all have our fair share of brain farts. You might blank on a politician’s name for a ...