"idioticy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: idioticies [plural]
Etymology: idiot + -i- + -cy Etymology templates: {{affix|en|idiot|-i-|-cy}} idiot + -i- + -cy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} idioticy (countable and uncountable, plural idioticies)
  1. (uncountable, nonstandard, derogatory) Idiocy. Tags: derogatory, nonstandard, uncountable
    Sense id: en-idioticy-en-noun-PjeRfOSB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -i-, English terms suffixed with -cy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -i-: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cy: 68 32
  2. (countable, nonstandard, derogatory) An idiotic statement or action. Tags: countable, derogatory, nonstandard
    Sense id: en-idioticy-en-noun-KPEltnFe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

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          "ref": "1998 February 25, Richard Bishop, “Vegetarian & Religion”, in talk.politics.animals (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-09",
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