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numpty

/ ˈnʌmptɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a stupid person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of numpty1

C20: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

“And I think someone on Sky News called me a ‘numpty’ during that whole conversation, and they were right.

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"I've always played darts, but if that's darts, I'm offski," said the Scot, who later went on to call Wayne Mardle a 'numpty' when the pundit questioned his reaction.

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Gary Anderson powered into the PDC World Championship quarter-finals with a 4-0 defeat of Devon Peterson - then called pundit Wayne Mardle a "numpty".

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"What a numpty. My way of playing darts is you go there to try to outscore him, to outplay him, to out-finish him."

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“Go sleep in June’s room, you numpty.”

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