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Mongolian idiocy
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noun (often lowercase)Pathology.
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) Down syndrome.
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Origin of Mongolian idiocy
First recorded in 1890–95
OTHER WORDS FROM Mongolian idiocy
Mongolian idiot, nounWords nearby Mongolian idiocy
Mongol Empire, Mongolia, Mongolian, Mongolian fold, Mongolian hot pot, Mongolian idiocy, Mongolian People's Republic, Mongolian wild ass, Mongolic, mongolism, Mongoloid
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