(slang, derogatory) A proponent of intelligent design.
I’m old enough to have been called a deluded naïve idiot for claiming the war was for oil in 2003
Ah the classic left wing argument. "She would have been exposed as an idiot on Joe Rogan's show, but we'll reframe it to pretend that she's morally superior"
(slang, derogatory) A proponent of intelligent design.
"IDiot" means: A proponent of intelligent design.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"IDiot" means: A proponent of intelligent design.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"IDiot" means: A proponent of intelligent design.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
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You are an idiot. Do you really think the answer to racism is more racism? Reminder: Blacks for trump, Latinos for trump.. etc.
“I’m old enough to have been called a deluded naïve idiot for claiming the war was for oil in 2003”
“Ah the classic left wing argument. "She would have been exposed as an idiot on Joe Rogan's show, but we'll reframe it to pretend that she's morally superior"”
“You are an idiot. Do you really think the answer to racism is more racism? Reminder: Blacks for trump, Latinos for trump.. etc.”
“#Kicky Yeaaahhh I'm in #TomodachiLife! Me and Scott started becoming friends!! Then I talked to Spicco about some weird eggs that he had. I was gonna talk to Thing, but HE WAS AN IDIOT! So he made me all upset probably because he was being an idiot...”
“Is there anything you learnt later in life that everyone else seemed to think was common knowledge? I had no idea there were snakes in the UK until two years ago (I'm 24) and I felt like such an idiot. How did I go that far into my life without knowing that?”
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(US, derogatory) One with intellectual pretensions.