Etymology

numpty

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Today it means: An idiot, dolt or fool. Full definition →

Scots numpty
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  1. Scots · borrowed fromnumpty“fool, idiot”
  2. English todaynumpty

Borrowed from Scots numpty (“fool, idiot”).

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