numpty

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/ˈnʌmpti/

noun

An idiot, dolt or fool.

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OriginScots numpty →
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Meanings

nounnumpty (plural numpties)

plural numpties · alternative numptie

  1. CommonwealthIrelandUKderogatoryAn idiot, dolt or fool.

    Trust me, he's Pakistani, because that's the average numpty's shorthand for Muslim.

    2010, Mick Herron, Slow Horses, page 119

    Synonyms: alcatote, asshat, arsehole, asshole, bayard, berk, birdbrain, blither

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn idiot, dolt or fool.

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alcatoteasshatarseholeassholebayardberkbirdbrainblitherbobchinboneheadbozobuffoonbrickheadCharliechuckleheadchowderheadchumpclartclownder-brain
Also see
fool

Origin

  1. Scotsnumpty“fool, idiot”
  2. Englishnumpty

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

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Cite this entry
APA

numpty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numpty

MLA

“numpty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numpty. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “numpty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numpty.

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