blithering idiotnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌblɪð.ər.ɪŋ ˈɪd.i.ət/us/ˌblɪð.ɚ.ɪŋ ˈɪd.i.ət/old-fashioned informalan extremely stupid person
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stupid and silly people
- a right one idiom
- airhead
- asshole
- berk
- birdbrain
- doofus
- dork
- duffer
- dullard
- dummy
- muggins
- muppet
- mutt
- need
- need your head examined idiom
- simpleton
- stupid
- thicko
- tosser
- turkey
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Examples from literature
- And what a blithering idiot they have in me to deal with.
- Can't you stand still, you blithering idiot! he shouted, after futile attempts to focus the advancing boat, "or shall I steady you by a clout over the ear?"
- The blithering idiot is going to try that trick again! exclaimed Dick.
- The blithering idiots ducked me yesterday for being disrespectful, that's all.