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as in idiot
slang
a stupid person
quipped that the mismatched socks made him look like a nimrod
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Noun
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However, its initial observations have also highlighted its credentials as an asteroid hunter.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
30 June 2025 -
Florida’s native flamingo population, thought to be in the thousands, was wiped out in the early 1900s by hunters seeking the birds’ feathers and meat.—
Roger Simmons,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
Noun
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Nimrod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nimrod. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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