numpty
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, pejorative) An idiot, dolt or fool.
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You sound seriously undesirable, you numpty.
It was also easy at the time, if you're not a numpty.
"We all hear the stories", is not proof. PROVE the abuse you speak of before you speak of it you numpty.
Oh, so sorry to hear that Lorna. 😔 You are not neurotic or an idiot - operating theatres are so intimidating. I shook so much when I had stents inserted in my heart they had to give me a sedative! I felt like a righ…
Explain arena attendance, oh, wait, they stopped booking arenas because attendance dropped from 9,000 to what is it now, 2,500–if that? Fucking numpty.
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(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, pejorative) An idiot, dolt or fool.
“You sound seriously undesirable, you numpty.”
“It was also easy at the time, if you're not a numpty.”
“"We all hear the stories", is not proof. PROVE the abuse you speak of before you speak of it you numpty.”
Trust me, he's Pakistani, because that's the average '''numpty's''' shorthand for Muslim.
“You sound seriously undesirable, you numpty.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It was also easy at the time, if you're not a numpty.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“"We all hear the stories", is not proof. PROVE the abuse you speak of before you speak of it you numpty.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Oh, so sorry to hear that Lorna. 😔 You are not neurotic or an idiot - operating theatres are so intimidating. I shook so much when I had stents inserted in my heart they had to give me a sedative! I felt like a right numpty! ☺ Mebbes a general will be best for you.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Explain arena attendance, oh, wait, they stopped booking arenas because attendance dropped from 9,000 to what is it now, 2,500–if that? Fucking numpty.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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