staumrel

American

[stam-ruhl, stawm-] / ˈstæm rəl, ˈstɔm- /

Also stammrel

adjective

stupid; half-witted.

noun

a stupid person.

Etymology

Origin of staumrel

1780–90; staumer, Scots variant of stammer + -rel

Example Sentences

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Nae langer thrifty citizens an’ douce, Meet owre a pint, or in the council-house; But staumrel, corky-headed, graceless gentry, The herryment and ruin of the country; Men, three parts made by tailors and by barbers, Wha waste your weel-hain’d gear on d—d new Brigs and Harbours!

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