numpty
noun/ˈnʌmpti/
Etymology Borrowed from Scots numpty (“fool, idiot”).
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Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, Derogatory An idiot, dolt or fool.
- Trust me, he's Pakistani, because that's the average numpty's shorthand for Muslim.2010, Mick Herron, Slow Horses, page 119:
- Derived terms
- numptyish