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Mo·rón

(mō-rōn′)

A city of eastern Argentina, an industrial suburb of Buenos Aires.

mo·ron

(môr′ŏn′)

1. A person who is considered foolish or stupid.

2. A person with mild intellectual disability having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.

[From Greek mōron, neuter of mōros, stupid, foolish.]

mo′ron′ism, mo·ron′i·ty (mə-rŏn′ĭ-tē, mô-) n.

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moron

(ˈmɔːrɒn)

1. slang a foolish or stupid person

2. (Psychology) old-fashioned offensive a person having an intelligence quotient of between 50 and 70, able to work under supervision

[C20: from Greek mōros foolish]

moronic adj

moˈronically adv

ˈmoronism, moˈronity n

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mo•ron

(ˈmɔr ɒn, ˈmoʊr-)

n.

1. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in judgment.

2. a person of borderline intelligence in a former classification of mental retardation, having an I.Q. of 50 to 69.

[1910, Amer.; < Greek mōrón, neuter of mōrós foolish, dull]

mo•ron•ic (məˈrɒn ɪk) adj.

mo•ron′i•cal•ly, adv.

mo′ron•ism, n.

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Noun	1.	moron - a person of subnormal intelligence changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, retard simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
	2.	Moron - a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires Argentina, Argentine Republic - a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America

moron

noun fool, idiot, dummy (slang), berk (Brit. slang), charlie (Brit. informal), tosser (Brit. slang), dope (informal), jerk (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), ass, plank (Brit. slang), prick (derogatory slang), wally (slang), prat (slang), plonker (slang), coot, geek (slang), twit (informal, chiefly Brit.), bonehead (slang), chump, dunce, imbecile, cretin, oaf, simpleton, airhead (slang), dimwit (informal), dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), nitwit (informal), dolt, blockhead, divvy (Brit. slang), pillock (Brit. slang), halfwit, dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), fathead (informal), weenie (U.S. informal), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), dunderhead, numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), lamebrain (informal), mental defective, fuckwit (taboo slang), thickhead, muttonhead (slang), nerd or nurd (slang), numbskull or numskull I used to think that he was a moron.

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moron

noun

One deficient in judgment and good sense:

ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool.

Informal: dope, gander, goose.

Slang: cretin, ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey.

Translations

debiltåbe

Depp Schwachsinniger

babosodébil mentalidiota imbécil retardado

hölmökehitysvammainenlievästitollo

abruti contête de nœud

hülye

deficiente stupido

debiel idiootmogoolmongol

дебил

moron

[ˈmɔːrɒn] N (Med) → retrasado/a m/f mental → imbécil mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

moron

[ˈmɔːrɒn] n (offensive) → idiot(e) m/f, minus m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

moron

n (Med) → Geistesschwache(r) mf, → Debile(r) mf (spec); (inf) → Trottel m (inf), → Schwachkopf m (inf); you’re such a moron! (inf) → du bist echt grenzdebil! (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

moron

[ˈmɔːrɒn] n (fam) → idiota m/f, deficiente m/f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mor·on

n. morón-a, persona con retraso mental de un cociente intelectual de 50 a 70.

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At this he fell to with greater relish than if they had given him francolins from Milan, pheasants from Rome, veal from Sorrento, partridges from Moron, or geese from Lavajos, and turning to the doctor at supper he said to him, "Look here, senor doctor, for the future don't trouble yourself about giving me dainty things or choice dishes to eat, for it will be only taking my stomach off its hinges; it is accustomed to goat, cow, bacon, hung beef, turnips and onions; and if by any chance it is given these palace dishes, it receives them squeamishly, and sometimes with loathing.

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I'm sure it would make some of the morons think twice if there was a clear law.

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You brainless morons," Morgan said Monday in response to Paxton's comments.

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The majority of the Tartan Army are well behaved but we just have a few morons sadly who give our country a bad name."

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But mainly because she is simply giving a few morons the publicity and notoriety they crave.

KEEP MUM!

This problem also occurs on Northumberland Street and on Shields Road, Byker, and the police don't seem to take any action whatsoever against these ignorant morons.

Get your bike off pavement

These morons throw the children's swings over the top bar and they say it is for fun.

Playground is treated like a rubbish dump

Louise Mensch wrote on Twitter that she had been emailed by "morons", blaming hacking groups Anonymous or LulzSec.

MP makes complaint over threat to children

The march was used by these morons who knew they could hide behind it.

Pathetic morons; You Say Email:letters@liverpoolecho.co.uk

As outdoor enthusiasts and self-declared morons, one question burned in our hearts: how could we not ride from Moron to Moron?

A mad Mongolian road trip: cycling from Moron to Moron was reason enough for self-confessed moron Tom Doig to get on his bike

WORLD CUP legend Gerry Armstrong has slammed the sick "morons" who sent bullets in the post to Celtic trio Neil Lennon, Paddy McCourt and Niall McGinn.

Gerry's fury at 'morons' who posted Bhoy bullets

THIS is in response to Xerxes' letter about how "morons" should be given more consideration and responsibility (GDN, January 18).