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, noun

Words nearby Mongolian idiocy

Mongol Empire, Mongolia, Mongolian, Mongolian fold, Mongolian hot pot, Mongolian idiocy, Mongolian People's Republic, Mongolian wild ass, Mongolic, mongolism, Mongoloid