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Numpty

//ˈnʌmpti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An idiot, dolt or fool. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory

    "Trust me, he's Pakistani, because that's the average numpty's shorthand for Muslim."

Etymology

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

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