numpty

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Scots numpty (“fool, idiot”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnʌmpti/
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  • Rhymes: -ʌmpti

Noun

numpty (plural numpties)

  1. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, derogatory) An idiot, dolt or fool.
    • 2010, Mick Herron, Slow Horses, page 119:
      Trust me, he's Pakistani, because that's the average numpty's shorthand for Muslim.

Scots

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Noun

numpty (plural numpties)

  1. (derogatory) An idiot or fool.
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