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idiot

[id-ee-uht] / ˈɪd i ət /


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So, if you want to get the person to engage, you shouldn’t insult them, communicate that you think they’re an idiot or start yelling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

“Governance issues. Keeping the cancellation to themselves for several days, CFO being an idiot and breaching NDA.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

“Everything else is irrelevant,” he added, before suggesting I stop calling myself an idiot for not understanding the tech-heavy parts of this debate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Turnbull -- who has described Taylor as the "best-qualified idiot" around -- warned the party faced disaster if it continued down that path.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

She stood there, hunched, shivering, expecting him to scold her for running around in the cold like an idiot.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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