I need to insult someone in an article I am writing and I need a word or phrase to call him an idiot. I would like something in the spirit of "mouth breather," but I wish to avoid the words: idiot, retard, 'tard and anything with a curse in it. Any ideas on how to call an idiot an idiot.
2006-10-28 17:22:30 · 6 answers · asked by somedays_lovely_dreamer 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I didn't like what I found in the thesaurus. I'm looking for something a bit more creative.
2006-10-28 17:29:04 · update #1
a rung lower on the evolutionary ladder
one whom has never be accused of being intelligent
2006-10-28 17:25:17 · answer #1 · answered by wrenchbender19 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"night snorer"
"he who must be smothered with a pillow"
Oops, I see that's not quite what you meant. Now I feel stupid! Doh!
Must...remember...to...read...details!
Okay, how about "In this world of intelligent people, this person was an anomoly."
"He was truly not among the gifted."
"Having a bad brain day" (which I am currently....)
2006-10-29 01:40:16 · answer #2 · answered by Terisu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check this out and see if any of these words fit your needs:
http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/idiot
2006-10-29 00:27:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
moron, blockhead, boob, booby, cretin, dimwit, donkey, dork, dumb ox, dumbbell, dunce, dunderhead, fool, halfwit, ignoramus, imbecile, jackass, jerk, kook*, meathead, mental defective, moron, nincompoop, ninny*, nitwit, pinhead*, pointy head, simpleton, stupid, tomfool, twit*, yo-yo
2006-10-29 00:27:41 · answer #4 · answered by Victoria O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cretin is pretty good.
2006-10-29 01:10:03 · answer #5 · answered by Oghma Gem 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my favorite is a dunderhead
2006-10-29 00:59:52 · answer #6 · answered by elizabeth f 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋