Scottish. Originally: a person dressed in ragged clothing. Hence: a feeble, spiritless, or indolent person. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > of small significance (24) dud1721 Scottish. Originally: a person dressed in ragged clothing. Hence: a feeble, spiritless, or indolent person. Obsolete. lightweight1831 figurative. A person or thing of little importance, profundity, or intelligence. tit1881 A stupid or ineffectual person; an idiot, a fool. mess1891 colloquial. A person who is dirty or untidy in appearance; (figurative) a person whose life or affairs are disorganized, esp. due to the influence… schmuck1892 A contemptible or obnoxious person; a stupid or foolish person. schmendrick1897 A foolish, immature, or naive person; (also) an obnoxious person. Little Willie1901 colloquial. (A name for) an ordinary or insignificant, or a foolish or incompetent, man. schlepper1901 Originally in Jewish usage. A pauper, a beggar; an idler. More generally: a person of little worth, a fool, a loser, a jerk. wally1922 An unfashionable person. rare. klutz1925 Originally: an awkward, socially inept person; a fool. Now more usually: a clumsy person. twerp1925 A despicable or objectionable person; an insignificant person, a nobody; a nincompoop. twit1934 colloquial (originally and chiefly British). A stupid, silly, or annoying person; a fool, an idiot. jerk1935 colloquial (originally U.S.). Originally: an inept or pathetic person; a fool. Now: an objectionable or obnoxious person. Usually with reference to a… schmo1937 An idiot, a fool, a loser. Also in weakened use: an average or ordinary person (cf. Joe Schmo n. at Joe, n.2 additions). shmegegge1937 (A name for) a contemptible, idiotic, or foolish person. schlep1939 A person of little worth, a fool, a loser; an untidy or slovenly person. sad sack1943 An inept, foolish, or pathetic person (originally a member of the armed services); a social misfit. Also in extended use, of a thing. no-hoper1944 colloquial. A useless or incompetent person; a person or thing doomed to failure. Joe Schmo1947 (a name for) a hypothetical average or ordinary person; esp. (occasionally depreciative) a person of no distinction; cf. schmo, n. and schm-, comb.… jerko1949 A stupid, irritating, or deliberately obnoxious person; = jerk, n.1 12. Frequently as a derogatory form of address. nerk1955 A foolish, objectionable, or insignificant person. prat1955 British slang. An idiot, a fool; an ineffectual or contemptible person. schmucko1959 A stupid or obnoxious person; = schmuck, n. Frequently as a disparaging form of address. Herbert1960 A stupid, ridiculous, or inconsequential person. |
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