numpty

/ ˈnʌmptɪ /

noun

1. informal,  a stupid person

Word History and Origins

Origin of numpty¹

C20: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

A numpty misfit falls for a beautiful and broken woman whose eyes are like a flock of doves.

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“And I think someone on Sky News called me a ‘numpty’ during that whole conversation, and they were right.

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"I've always played darts, but if that's darts, I'm offski," said the Scot, who later went on to call Wayne Mardle a 'numpty' when the pundit questioned his reaction.

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Gary Anderson powered into the PDC World Championship quarter-finals with a 4-0 defeat of Devon Peterson - then called pundit Wayne Mardle a "numpty".

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"What a numpty. My way of playing darts is you go there to try to outscore him, to outplay him, to out-finish him."

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