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cretin

[kreet-in, kret-in] / ˈkrit ɪn, ˈkrɛt ɪn /
NOUN
stupid person
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"Why do you sacrifice your dignity for this cretin?"

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2023

Mr. McNally originally tore into Mr. Corden, calling the comedian a “tiny cretin of a man” for two separate incidents where he was cantankerous with the wait staff.

From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2022

Jon Gruden is sports’ latest cretin in our midst.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021

It has come to my attention that Playboy Germany has come out with an article in which I have called Tarantino a cretin and consider his films garbage.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2018

Some cretin psychoanalyst would attempt to comprehend the singularity of his worldview.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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