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    numpty
    /ˈnʌm(p)ti/

    noun

    • 1. a stupid or ineffectual person: informal British "confused numpties who have little idea of what they're talking about"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNUMPTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a stupid or silly person: He looked a right numpty standing there in his pants. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly people. airhead. berk. birdbrain. blithering idiot. blockhead. dumb-ass. dummy. dunce. dunderhead. eejit. muppet. mutt. need your head examined idiom. nimrod. stupid. thicko. tosser. troglodyte. turkey.

  3. www.oed.com › dictionary › numpty_nnumpty, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    A stupid or foolish person; an idiot. Adjective. Esp. of a person: stupid, foolish, idiotic. British slang (chiefly Scottish). noun. 1985–. A stupid or foolish person; an idiot. 1985. ‘They are a pair of turkeys,’ he said. ‘ Numpties, the both of them.’. P. First, Great Pervader ii. ii. 51. 1988. How is it I get all the numpties in my class?

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishnumpty noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of numpty noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNUMPTY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    a person lacking intelligence. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C20: of unknown origin. Scottish informal a person lacking intelligence.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryNUMPTY definition in American English - Collins Online Dictionary

    NUMPTY definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary. Summary Definitions Synonyms Pronunciation Collocations Conjugations Sentences Grammar. Definition of 'numpty' numpty in British English. (ˈnʌmptɪ ) noun Word forms: plural -ties. Scottish informal. a person lacking intelligence. Collins English Dictionary.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › numptyNumpty - definition of numpty by The Free Dictionary

    Define numpty. numpty synonyms, numpty pronunciation, numpty translation, English dictionary definition of numpty. n , pl -ties informal Scot a stupid person Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994,...

  8. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › numptynumpty - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 20, 2024 · numpty (plural numpties) (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, derogatory) An idiot, dolt or fool. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: fool. 2010, Mick Herron, Slow Horses, page 119: Trust me, he's Pakistani, because that's the average numpty's shorthand for Muslim.

  9. www.onelook.comnumpty meaning: Incompetent person; foolish or stupid - OneLook

    numpty: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom Definitions from Wiktionary ( noun : (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, derogatory) An idiot, dolt or fool.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › numptyNUMPTY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Numpty definition: a stupid person.

  11. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishNUMPTY - Definition in English - bab.la

    UK /ˈnʌm(p)ti/ noun Word forms: (plural) numpties (British English, informal) a stupid or ineffectual person confused numpties who have little idea of what they're talking about what a complete numpty!