idiotery

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From idiot +‎ -ery.

Noun[edit]

idiotery (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Synonym of idiocy
    • 1998 July 24, inge, “freedom”, in soc.women.lesbian-and-bi[1] (Usenet):
      Of course, it's not perfect over here, but one of the reasons this is a rather boring country is the fact that most people can be whatever they want and are left in their own idiotery
    • 2001 May 24, ZETA, “FUNDAMENTAL ABSURDITY OF ISLAM”, in alt.religion.islam[2] (Usenet):
      Count that as your ignorant "idiotery".
    • 2001 July 4, Lucas Hartong, “Porsche Wanted”, in alt.autos.porsche[3] (Usenet):
      For a daily driver I would recommend a 944 in any shape (cabriolet, S2 etc.) and for fun a 911 turbo last edition or if you want a great experience a Boxster. Well... it's difficult as all Porsches have their un-copiable performance and idiotery (in the best sense).
    • 2014 July 10, joshb, “Historian: Rabbinical Judaism is a Roman anti-Jewish people sect.”, in soc.culture.jewish[4] (Usenet):
      I don't care for temples in the slightest, in fact I despise them. Nests or corruption and idiotery.