numpty

British

/ ˈnʌmptɪ /

noun

informal a stupid person

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Etymology

Origin of numpty

C20: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

"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.

From BBC

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".

From BBC

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

From BBC

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