lurdan

American

[lur-dn] / ˈlɜr dn /

noun

a lazy, stupid, loutish fellow.

adjective

lazy; stupid; worthless.

lurdan British

/ ˈlɜːdən /

noun

a stupid or dull person

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adjective

dull or stupid

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Etymology

Origin of lurdan

1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (< Vulgar Latin *lurdus, for Latin lūridus lurid ) + -in < Latin -īnus -ine ¹

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lurdan

Who is he that will vouch for the lurdan loon?

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander

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