idioto

English

Etymology

From idiot +‎ -o.

Noun

idioto (plural idiotos)

1. (derogatory, colloquial, rare) An idiot.
   • 1996 January 31, Malin Lim, “Cambodian Women are too damn arrogant”, in soc.culture.cambodia‎^[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 20 December 2025:

     I don't know if you are an animal or a human, but you sure do got an ANIMAL BRAIN inside you....IDIOTO

   • 1998 April 26, Skadanks, “On repelling W.I.N. propaganda”, in alt.california‎^[2] (Usenet), archived from the original on 20 December 2025:

     I may consider starting a net organisation of my own to refute the cancerous ideas of the Western Imperative Network. These idiotos need to be confronted.

   • 1998 November 21, RCrumb, “proud USA citizens”, in alt.politics.immigration‎^[3] (Usenet), archived from the original on 20 December 2025:

     Once you realize that 98% of the idiotos who come here want to take up many of the WORST,consumerist aspects of the US, then I really don't want them.

   • 2000 February 14, Becky L, “When did your Miracle start?!”, in alt.recovery.aa‎^[4] (Usenet), archived from the original on 20 December 2025:

     We know that, idioto. After all, you're the most psycho poster here, and you're pretending to run the damn thing. What do you think, we fell off a melon truck yesterday?

   • 2000 May 4, Mr. Yak Milk, “Uncle Duke in new George magazine”, in alt.journalism.gonzo‎^[5] (Usenet), archived from the original on 20 December 2025:

     I checked with my accountant. (you know, the anarchist that idioto keeps picking on?) she paused, turned out the light, and said "free." So I guess heavy discount, eh?

   • 2005 June 11, Guido@forums.militaryforums.com Father Guido, “The Top 10 Reasons George Gollin is Clueless”, in alt.education.distance‎^[6] (Usenet), archived from the original on 20 December 2025:

     These idiotos conviced this poor senile guy to lie at a senate hearing.

   • 2005 December 8, Jimmy, “Making Crime Illegal”, in can.politics‎^[7] (Usenet), archived from the original on 20 December 2025:

     What he fails to do though is to understand that crims will get guns. This idioto even worked in jails before, so you'd think crim naievity^[sic] wouldn't affect him.

   • 2010 August 30, A Moose In Love, “Random Quotes from Norman Finkelstein”, in soc.culture.jewish‎^[8] (Usenet), archived from the original on 20 December 2025:

     idioto! where are all these people who you said were laughing at me?

See also

• idiota

Esperanto

Etymology

Common European. Ultimately from Latin idiota, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /idiˈoto/

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• Rhymes: -oto
• Syllabification: i‧di‧o‧to

Noun

idioto (accusative singular idioton, plural idiotoj, accusative plural idiotojn)

1. idiot

Derived terms

• idiota

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto idioto, English idiot, French idiot, German Idiot, Italian idiota, Russian идио́т (idiót), Spanish idiota, from Latin idiota, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.diˈo.to/

Noun

idioto (plural idioti)

1. idiot