muppet

/ ˈmʌpɪt /

noun

1. slang.
   a stupid person

Word History and Origins

Origin of muppet¹

C20: from the name for the puppets used in the television programme The Muppet Show

Example Sentences

Norris also said he had "driven like a muppet" at the first corner, and allowed Verstappen to get up his inside and force him wide, a move that cost both of them places to eventual race winner Charles Leclerc of Ferrari.

From BBC

“Call it bubble breathing,” Mead said, putting on a podcast in which Sesame Street muppet Abby Cadabby teaches children how to use bubble breaths to calm themselves.

From Los Angeles Times

Christina Vittas, Elmo’s social media manager, was bowled over by the unexpected outpouring and told The Times she was thankful that the Muppet’s simple question “opened up conversations about the serious mental health crisis in our country.”

From Los Angeles Times

Vance appeared to poke fun at her own tendencies in a 2012 Facebook post, sharing a link to an article in the online magazine Slate—“What kind of Muppet are you, chaos or order?”—and writing, “I don’t think there’s any doubt that I am an Order Muppet.”

From Slate

The fact that Usha Vance was reading Slate in 2012 and posting about her Order Muppet tendencies shows me that her most defining group is not Republicans or Democrats maybe—it’s law protégés, generally some of the most ambitious people on the planet.

From Slate