Idiota
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Fool or imbecile. US, derogatory, slang
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish idiota, from Latin idiōta (“idiot”), from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”). Doublet of idiot. By surface analysis, idi- + -ota.
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