Meanings
comparative more subsapient · superlative most subsapient
- fantasyOf a species: having a level of cognition below that of Homo sapiens (human beings).
- broadlyderogatoryExtremely stupid.
I read that there is a possibility that these subsapient barbarians in Iran are thinking of taking over the Russian embassy.
1980 July 23, “Letters”, in The Arizona Daily Star, volume 139, number 205, Tucson, A.Z.: Lee Enterprises, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, A, page 15, column 3
plural subsapients
- A subsapient person or being (in either sense).
Not a single person thinks this is real. A lot of subsapients do, though.
2026 March 2, @CacophonousCalm, X (post), archived from the original on 30 Jun 2026
Origin
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subsapient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsapient
“subsapient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsapient. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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