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"word": "Baltimoron"
},
{
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"word": "momo"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "moronic"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "moronicity"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "moron in a hurry"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "moronism"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "moronocracy"
}
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},
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],
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},
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},
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}
],
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}
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"name": "coin"
},
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"3": "μωρός",
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"t": "foolish, dull"
},
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}
],
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"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"word": "oxymoron"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "sophomore"
}
],
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"categories": [],
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"A stupid person; an idiot; a fool."
],
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"derogatory",
"derogatory"
],
[
"stupid",
"stupid"
],
[
"idiot",
"idiot"
],
[
"fool",
"fool"
]
],
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"(informal, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot; a fool."
],
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{
"word": "fool"
},
{
"word": "idiot"
}
],
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"informal"
]
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"Social sciences",
"Sciences",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
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"Society",
"Body",
"All topics",
"Human",
"Fundamental"
],
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}
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"A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70."
],
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"links": [
[
"psychology",
"psychology"
]
],
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"(psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "feeble-minded"
}
],
"tags": [
"dated"
],
"topics": [
"human-sciences",
"psychology",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmɔːɹɒn/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɔːɹɒn"
},
{
"ipa": "/mo(ː)ɹɒn/",
"note": "without the horse–hoarse merger"
},
{
"ipa": "/-ɑn/",
"note": "without the horse–hoarse merger"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈmoɹɑn/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈmo̞ɹɑn]",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
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{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "bōka",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "বোকা"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "slaboumen",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "слабоумен"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "debil",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дебил"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "imbècil"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "retardat"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "báichī",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "白痴"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "debil person"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "debiel"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "lievästi kehitysvammainen"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "debiili"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "attardé"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "crétin"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "demeuré"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mouco"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pallouco"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bouto"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "babau"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "láparo"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "doudo"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "badío"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "marmeco"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "barballocas"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "favilón"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schwachsinniger"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schwachkopf"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kathysteriménos",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "καθυστερημένος"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "bláx",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "βλάξ"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "gyengeelméjű"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "bahlul bego"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "imbecille"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cretino"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stupido"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "deficiente"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "babbeo"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "idiota"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ritardato"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mongoloide"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "squasimodeo"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"alt": "ていのうしゃ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "teinōsha",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "低能者"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"alt": "まぬけ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "manuke",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "間抜け"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"alt": "とんちき",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tonchiki",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "頓痴気"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "mi",
"english": "Derogatory",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "tūtae tara"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "debil"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "przygłup"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "bezmózg"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bałwan"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "retardado"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"word": "débil mental"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "debíl",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "деби́л"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pridúrok",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "приду́рок"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kretín",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "крети́н"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otmorózok",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "отморо́зок"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "morón",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"rare"
],
"word": "моро́н"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "retrasado"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "retrasada"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 55",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
"tags": [
"Puerto-Rico"
],
"word": "morón (Panamá)"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "imbècil"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "subnormal"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"word": "retardat"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "idiota"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "tåbe"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"word": "mogool"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"word": "mongol"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"word": "hölmö"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"word": "tollo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "andouille"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "débile"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mongol"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "parvo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "paspán"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pailán"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lores"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "babiolo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pasmón"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bausán"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "buzaco"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "arnoia"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pándeo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "miñoto"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "balaínzo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "babeco"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "solocho"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schwachkopf"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Trottel"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Depp"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "vlamménos",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"word": "βλαμμένος"
},
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"word": "白痴"
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"sense": "person of borderline intelligence",
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"code": "de",
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"code": "fi",
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"roman": "vlamménos",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"word": "βλαμμένος"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kretínos",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "κρετίνος"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"word": "hülye"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"word": "sontoloyo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"word": "babaca"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"word": "otário"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "буда̀ла"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "budàla"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "subnormal"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "retrasado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "retardado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "débil mental"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "imbécil"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "idiota"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "baboso"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "person who makes uncool attempts to impress others",
"word": "moron"
}
],
"word": "moron"
}
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