noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

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."

Synonyms

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Example

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"Three minutes ago I considered myself intelligent. Now I feel like the biggest numpty going!"

Etymology

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

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