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    numpty
    /ˈnʌm(p)ti/

    noun

    • 1. a stupid or ineffectual person: informal British "confused numpties who have little idea of what they're talking about"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNUMPTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a stupid or silly person: He looked a right numpty standing there in his pants. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly people. airhead. berk. birdbrain. blithering idiot. blockhead. dullard. dumb-ass. dummy. dunce. dunderhead. muppet. mutt. need your head examined idiom. nimrod. simpleton. stupid. thicko. tosser. troglodyte.

  3. www.oed.com › dictionary › numpty_nnumpty, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    A stupid or foolish person; an idiot. 1985. ‘They are a pair of turkeys,’ he said. ‘ Numpties, the both of them.’. P. First, Great Pervader ii. ii. 51. 1988. How is it I get all the numpties in my class? M. Munro, Patter: Another Blast 50. 1993. I get right to the point wi' the po-faced numptie. Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 22 December 18. 1997.

  4. www.kcl.ac.uk › news › the-origins-of-the-word-numpty-can-beThe Origins of the word ‘numpty' can be traced back 200 years...

    Jul 9, 2021 · The origins of the word ‘numpty’, a popular term of mild abuse, have been traced back to 1794, backdating its current recorded appearance in the OED by almost 200 years.

  5. www.urbandictionary.com › defineUrban Dictionary: Numpty

    May 20, 2004 · Numpty. Scottish usage: a) Someone who (sometimes unwittingly) by speech or action demonstrates a lack of knowledge or misconception of a particular subject or situation to the amusement of others. b) A good humoured admonition, a term of endearment.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishnumpty noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of numpty noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › numptyNUMPTY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Numpty definition: a stupid person. See examples of NUMPTY used in a sentence.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › numptynumpty - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    3 days ago · numpty (plural numpties) (British, Ireland, Commonwealth, derogatory) An idiot, dolt or fool.