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Simpleton

/ˈsɪmpəltən/

A simple-minded person lacking common sense.

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noun
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    A simple-minded person lacking common sense.

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simplenounUncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.

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simplenoun(obsolete) Something not mixed or compounded.
foolnoun(derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
moronnoun(informal, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
boobnoun(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.
zanynoun(archaic) A fool or clown, especially one whose business on the stage is to imitate foolishly the actions of the principal clown.
goosenounAny of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigger than ducks.
simpnoun(originally African-American Vernacular, derogatory) A man who foolishly overvalues and defers to a woman, putting her on a pedestal.
simpliciannoun(obsolete) One who is simple; a simpleton.
stupidassnoun(slang, vulgar) very stupid
sapheadnounA simpleton, a stupid person.
el stupidonoun(slang, derogatory) A stupid person.
idiotnoun(derogatory) A person of low general intelligence.
innocentFree from guilt, sin, or immorality.
lackbrainnoun(derogatory) A person who lacks brains; an idiot.
flatHaving no variations in height.
dumbshitnoun(vulgar, derogatory or offensive, colloquial) A stupid person.
stupidWithout intelligence.
stupid-headnoun(colloquial, now chiefly childish) A stupid person.
doofnoun(Australia, New Zealand, slang, uncountable) A type of music with pronounced bass, typically associated with the modified car scene.
naturalExisting in nature.

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