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If you use the word 'idiot' you can't get offended by the word 'moron'

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ImMoId · 05/07/2024 06:45

Moron IQ 51-70
Imbecile IQ 25-50
Idiot IQ under 25

The hypocrisy is hilarious!

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Peacecomesdroppingslow · 05/07/2024 21:53

There's always nincompoop😊
I tend to use muppet.

LittleGreenDragons · 05/07/2024 21:18

EilonwyWithRedGoldHair · 05/07/2024 15:35

Someone else has obliged with the pronunciation.

But on the vowels, Welsh isn't English. Vowels in Welsh are a, e, i, o, u, w, and y.

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I really didn't know w was a vowel in welsh Shock but I suppose it actually makes sense if you/me think about it. Thanks for that.

@KimberleyClark thank you too.

WayDownThere · 05/07/2024 20:26

Muppet is my favourite.
Here is Wales they have the lovely word "twp" for someone who isn't the brightest.

Purplebunnie · 05/07/2024 20:07

MichonnesBBF · 05/07/2024 19:02

As long as you're not one...of course you can 🤣

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Probably can be sometimes but please can I still steal

SprigatitoYouAndIKnow · 05/07/2024 19:39

I try not punch down or use any terms related to mental or physical disabilities. I also think it's generally not the people with these disabilities causing the world's problems, so why are they used as offensive words? I would normally go for things like arsehole, twatbadger, dickhead etc.

But thinking about it, we should perhaps be looking to name offensive terms after the things causing issues. You parking ticket because the clock on the meter was wrong, you Reese-Mogg, you deliberate oil spill, you doctor's receptionist that won't let you book an appointment without giving full details first, you stubbed toe.

DeadlyKnightshade · 05/07/2024 19:29

DDad used to call people a gormless gowk (NE England term).

Thinkbiglittleone · 05/07/2024 19:24

I use balloon. He was an absolute balloon - I put that in a par with moron, although to be fair I wasn't aware of the scaling Confused

MichonnesBBF · 05/07/2024 19:02

Purplebunnie · 05/07/2024 12:47

I love this. Can I steal pretty please?🙏

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As long as you're not one...of course you can 🤣

EilonwyWithRedGoldHair · 05/07/2024 15:35

LittleGreenDragons · 05/07/2024 12:41

I'm welsh and like twp.

I can tell you are Welsh - no vowels. How do you pronounce twp? (Or is that a mistype for twerp?)

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Someone else has obliged with the pronunciation.

But on the vowels, Welsh isn't English. Vowels in Welsh are a, e, i, o, u, w, and y.

CatsArentFansOfFans · 05/07/2024 15:33

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KimberleyClark · 05/07/2024 15:15

LittleGreenDragons · 05/07/2024 12:41

I'm welsh and like twp.

I can tell you are Welsh - no vowels. How do you pronounce twp? (Or is that a mistype for twerp?)

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It’s “toop” with the oo sound like book.it’s an adjective, the noun is twpsyn.

Catlover77 · 05/07/2024 15:12

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Divvy was a job given to the lower inmates in a prison, who put dividers into boxes, as they were too stupid to do other jobs. This pre-dates the Joey reference

Sondheimisademigod · 05/07/2024 13:40

TruthThatsHardAsSteel · 05/07/2024 09:14

Oh absolutely agree, the intent doesn't change the origin. Just have to find a different harmless way to insult people affectionately 😂.

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OneTC · 05/07/2024 13:22

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BebbanburgIsMine · 05/07/2024 13:19

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@Butchyrestingface

Scottish here too, and I use gype a lot Grin

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aberamagold · 05/07/2024 13:09

If I call someone a moron, idiot or imbecile my intention is to be offensive.
I am not going to pretend that everybody has the same level of intelligence just because it makes some people sad.

Have you all read 'Mania' by Lionel Shriver?

Catlover77 · 05/07/2024 13:04

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That’s not true. Divvy comes from prison slang

Catlover77 · 05/07/2024 13:00

Projectme · 05/07/2024 10:31

We use divvy, donut, plank, tool or melt.

I particularly like 'don't be such a melt'

I am guessing you are from Liverpool 😁

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CollyBobble · 05/07/2024 12:47

I'm very politically incorrect as I don't have time for silly nonsense. I use the word gormless. Is anyone going to be offended by that?

Purplebunnie · 05/07/2024 12:47

MichonnesBBF · 05/07/2024 06:55

I'm partial to "you absolute plum pudding".
Wonder where that would sit on the scale.
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I love this. Can I steal pretty please?🙏

Anyotherdude · 05/07/2024 12:44

I prefer the use of “turnip” (in a broad accent, natch!)

LittleGreenDragons · 05/07/2024 12:41

EilonwyWithRedGoldHair · 05/07/2024 11:06

I'm welsh and like twp.

I would say idiot. Wouldn't say moron, imbecile or retard though. As someone else pointed out idiot is much more embedded in the english language.

I'm welsh and like twp.

I can tell you are Welsh - no vowels. How do you pronounce twp? (Or is that a mistype for twerp?)