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  2. Foolishness - Wikipedia

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    Foolishness is the inability or failure to act following reason due to lack of judgment, stupidity, stubbornness, etc. [1] The things such as impulsivity and/or influences may affect a person's ability to make reasonable decisions. [citation needed] Other reasons of apparent foolishness include naivety, gullibility, and credulity.

  3. Oxymoron - Wikipedia

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    The term oxymoron is first recorded as Latinized Greek oxymōrum, in Maurus Servius Honoratus (c. AD 400); [4] it is derived from the Greek word ὀξύς oksús "sharp, keen, pointed" [5] and μωρός mōros "dull, stupid, foolish"; [6] as it were, "sharp-dull", "keenly stupid", or "pointedly foolish". [7] The word oxymoron is autological, i ...

  4. Hoi polloi - Wikipedia

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    FAIRIES: (That word is French.) PEERS: Distinction ebbs Before a herd Of vulgar plebs! FAIRIES: (A Latin word.) PEERS: 'Twould fill with joy, And madness stark The hoi polloi! FAIRIES: (A Greek remark.) Gilbert's parallel use of canaille, plebs (plebeians), and hoi polloi makes it clear that the term is derogatory of the lower classes. In many ...

  5. List of age-related terms with negative connotations - Wikipedia

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    Coot: [10] A crazy and foolish old man; senile man. Cougar: [11] [12] An American slang term referring to older women who have romantic or sexual relations with younger men, although the term can also have a positive connotation depending on the situation or circumstance. Crone: [7] An ugly or witch-like old woman.

  6. "Rule Breaker Investing" Great Quotes, Vol. 20: Build ...

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    These five quotes are, of course, all brand new designed to help you think deeper, act better, and/or enjoy life more. ... so called foolish identity means yeah, you're daring to be different ...

  7. Gullibility - Wikipedia

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    The words gullible and credulous are commonly used as synonyms. Goepp & Kay (1984) state that while both words mean "unduly trusting or confiding", gullibility stresses being duped or made a fool of, suggesting a lack of intelligence, whereas credulity stresses uncritically forming beliefs, suggesting a lack of skepticism. [4]

  8. 5 Ways To Make Yourself Look Foolish At Work

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    It's hard enough to get ahead at work. You take on extra projects, you pick up new skills to improve your marketability and generally run your legs off every day.

  9. Retard (pejorative) - Wikipedia

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    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 ).