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Doofus

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half-witnounA stupid or inept person.
dimwitnoun(derogatory) A person who is deficient in intelligence.
nitwitnoun(informal) A scatterbrained or stupid person.

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nitwitnoun(informal) A scatterbrained or stupid person.
dimwitnoun(derogatory) A person who is deficient in intelligence.
half-witnounA stupid or inept person.
dumbassnoun(US, sometimes considered vulgar, slang, mildly derogatory) A stupid or foolish person.
moronnoun(informal, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
foolnoun(derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
chumpnoun(colloquial, derogatory) A gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; someone lacking common sense.
twerpnoun(US, childish) A small or puny person; one regarded as insignificant, contemptible.
knuckleheadnoun(slang, derogatory) An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
blockheadnoun(colloquial) A stupid person.
goofballnoun(informal, often derogatory, sometimes endearing) A foolish or silly person or animal.
idiotnoun(derogatory) A person of low general intelligence.
dumb-assnounAlternative spelling of dumbass. [(US, sometimes considered vulgar, slang, mildly derogatory) A stupid or foolish person.]
schmucknoun(derogatory) A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because they are stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.
stupidnounWithout intelligence.
douchebagnounA jerk or asshole; a mean or rude person; someone seen as being arrogant, snobby or obnoxious.
buttheadnoun(sometimes vulgar, colloquial, derogatory) An annoying person or someone who is difficult to get along with.
dickheadnoun(synecdochically, derogatory) A jerk; a mean or rude person.
imbecilenoun(derogatory) A fool, an idiot.
douchenounA jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for irrigation.

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