ignoramus
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On June 15 he received a tongue bath on Spotify from that outstanding ignoramus Joe Rogan, who allowed him to spout his anti-science spiel for three hours with virtually no pushback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
Fauci probably "thinks I am an ignoramus," Giuliani told The Post.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2020
The term ignoramus was written on bills of indictment when the evidence presented seemed insufficient to justify prosecution.
From Fox News ● Mar. 30, 2020
Bird ignoramus that I am, I’m paired with an eagle-eyed National Park employee who, for the length of our six-hour hike, abides my frantic cries of “There’s a bird!” and, sometimes, just “Bird?”
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2018
A few nights ago I was the topic of discussion, and we all decided I was an ignoramus.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Cultural ignoramuses top Forbes' richest people lists all the time.
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2022
Get your news from written sources, or sources that don’t even have viral video of raging ignoramuses on their menus.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 14, 2021
Maudlin also vigorously defends philosophy against ignoramuses who ask, Why do we need philosophy?
From Scientific American ● Nov. 4, 2018
It would be wonderful if these ignoramuses actually knew the definitions of the words they employ.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2016
Were those first Jordan Valley farmers botanical ignoramuses who didn’t know what they were doing?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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