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simpleton

[sim-puhl-tuhn] / ˈsɪm pəl tən /


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And not in the simpleton type of way.

From Seattle Times Feb. 26, 2023

As the simpleton Lymon, Fisher occasionally goes too hokey, especially when it comes to his Southern drawl, but is endearing nonetheless with his dopey physicality and witless expressions.

From New York Times Oct. 13, 2022

Like Gump, a good-hearted simpleton, who travels through milestones in US history - the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal - Chaddha's life takes him through the cultural and political turnpikes of 20th-Century India.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2022

A butcher and a simpleton climb a beanstalk to a giant and a hen that lays golden eggs.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2020

It’s not like I’m some simpleton who doesn’t know anything about life.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez




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