"idiot-proof" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more idiot-proof [comparative], most idiot-proof [superlative]
Etymology: idiot + -proof Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|idiot|proof}} idiot + -proof Head templates: {{en-adj|head=idiot-proof}} idiot-proof (comparative more idiot-proof, superlative most idiot-proof)
  1. (informal, humorous) Incapable of being misused even by the most stupid or careless of users. Tags: humorous, informal
    Sense id: en-idiot-proof-en-adj-MLNpLx~M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -proof Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -proof: 59 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: idiotproof

Verb

Forms: idiot-proofs [present, singular, third-person], idiot-proofing [participle, present], idiot-proofed [participle, past], idiot-proofed [past]
Etymology: idiot + -proof Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|idiot|proof}} idiot + -proof Head templates: {{en-verb}} idiot-proof (third-person singular simple present idiot-proofs, present participle idiot-proofing, simple past and past participle idiot-proofed)
  1. (transitive) To render something idiot-proof. Tags: transitive Related terms: foolproof, dummy-proof
    Sense id: en-idiot-proof-en-verb-Q07NNzrv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: idiotproof

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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