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cretin

[kreet-in, kret-in] / ˈkrit ɪn, ˈkrɛt ɪn /
NOUN
stupid person
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The vehicles were stopped near the intersection of Cretin and Marshall avenues when Tschida arrived.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

It happened near the intersection of Cretin and Marshall avenues around 2 p.m., the St. Paul Police Department said in a tweet on its official account on X, formerly known as Twitter.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

France coach Fabien Galthie makes two changes to the side which hammered Italy as Damien Penaud replaces Teddy Thomas at wing and Anthony Jelonch comes in at blindside flanker for Dylan Cretin.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2021

Egret shakes hands and promises to bone up on the ideals of the Cretin movement.

From Time Magazine Archive

I do not think that AJAX'S suggestion "credentes" as the derivation of Cretin can be substantiated.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 107, November 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various




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