numpty
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English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Scots numpty (“fool, idiot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
numpty (plural numpties)
- (British, 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)
- (derogatory) An idiot or fool.
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