Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory)An idiot, dolt or fool.

Examples

9 sentences

  1. The left back called the referee a numpty.

    Лівий захисник назвав арбітра бовдуром.

    deDer linke Verteidiger nannte den Schiedsrichter einen Trottel.

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  2. What a brainless numpty.

    Ну що за беголовий бовдур!

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  3. He is a numpty.

    Він бовдур.

    ruОн болван.

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  4. Tom is a numpty.

    Том бовдур.

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  5. Tom is a brainless numpty.

    Том пустоголовий бовдур.

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Origin

Borrowed from Scots numpty (“fool, idiot”).

Borrowed from Scots numpty (“fool, idiot”).

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Forms

plural: numpties

Synonyms

124 synonyms
buffoonC1clownA2fiddleC1gigC1mugA2retardB2stupidB1toolA1alcatoteasshatarseholeassholebayardberk

Word family

1 related words
Derivednumptyish

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
numericalB2numerologynumerousB1nunnunnerynuptialsnurseA1
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