2007-03-05 19:08:40 · 7 answers · asked by libby 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
no but it is not a polite term.
2007-03-05 19:17:28 · answer #1 · answered by Carl P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is, both in the sense that the one you use it to is likely to be offended, and that it refers to an old and not very enlightened way of refering to people with mental handicaps.
Still, I rather fancy it as an insult (to someone who does not, obviously, suffer from any mental handicaps). It has a quaint, old-fashioned feel to it, and is just a little too ridiculous to be taken seriously.
2007-03-09 15:01:29 · answer #2 · answered by Emil 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's an offensive phrase, but oft apt.
2007-03-06 03:23:52 · answer #3 · answered by lyyman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well...it does mean that you're a dumb @ s $--that you're the dumbest one in your whole town.
2007-03-06 03:27:28 · answer #4 · answered by Holiday Magic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask our president.
2007-03-06 04:58:46 · answer #5 · answered by Iconoclast 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds like it is.
2007-03-06 04:37:13 · answer #6 · answered by braille 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if it's your brother !
2007-03-06 03:17:33 · answer #7 · answered by Scorpius59 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋