Silly so-and-so |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Apr 2024 |
Doofus |
LA Times Daily |
31 Mar 2024 |
Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Mar 2024 |
Fool |
LA Times Daily |
02 Mar 2024 |
Nincompoop |
New York Times |
24 Jan 2024 |
Chief ___ ("title" used by 1-Across as a tech CEO, before a sitewide rebrand) |
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"Upper Class ___ of the Year" ("Monty Python" sketch) |
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Dahl character, not the full pair? The very thing |
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Dealt with obvious tool (4) |
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Fool with model humour (4) |
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Tease a bird that's caught a little worm (4) |
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British slang for a foolish person that can be found in "Twitter" |
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Poke fun at |
Newsday |
01 Dec 2023 |
Nincompoop |
New York Times |
15 Nov 2023 |
Wally, fool |
The Times Concise |
07 Nov 2023 |
Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Oct 2023 |
Nincompoop |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Oct 2023 |
Tease |
Newsday |
01 Oct 2023 |
Foolish fellow |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Sep 2023 |
Ninny |
Universal |
23 Sep 2023 |
Ninny |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Sep 2023 |
Doofus |
New York Times |
19 Sep 2023 |
Flibbertigibbet |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jul 2023 |
Tease — nincompoop |
The Guardian Quick |
17 Jul 2023 |
Taunt in fun |
Premier Sunday |
11 Jun 2023 |
Nincompoop |
New York Times |
30 May 2023 |
Ninny |
LA Times Daily |
17 Apr 2023 |
Fool |
New York Times |
14 Apr 2023 |
Silly goose |
LA Times Daily |
12 Apr 2023 |
Blockhead |
New York Times |
09 Apr 2023 |
Silly fool |
LA Times Daily |
07 Apr 2023 |
Ridicule |
Newsday |
29 Mar 2023 |
Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Mar 2023 |
Ninny |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Mar 2023 |
Chief __, Elon Musk's adopted nickname |
The Guardian Weekend |
31 Dec 2022 |
Foolish sort |
LA Times Daily |
27 Dec 2022 |
Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Dec 2022 |
Insignificant person |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Dec 2022 |
Silly person |
USA Today |
14 Nov 2022 |
Poke fun at |
Newsday |
02 Sep 2022 |
Ninny |
New York Times |
08 Aug 2022 |
Tease in fun |
Premier Sunday |
26 Jun 2022 |
Fool |
USA Today |
23 Jun 2022 |
Nincompoop |
New York Times |
20 Jun 2022 |
Ding-dong |
Universal |
24 Apr 2022 |
Foolish fellow |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Apr 2022 |
Annoying person |
Universal |
31 Mar 2022 |
Buffoon |
LA Times Daily |
26 Mar 2022 |
Buffoon |
The Washington Post |
26 Mar 2022 |
Poke fun at |
Newsday |
15 Feb 2022 |
Numbskull |
New York Times |
16 Jan 2022 |
Silly goose |
LA Times Daily |
28 Dec 2021 |
Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Dec 2021 |
Buffoonish sort |
The Washington Post Sunday |
19 Dec 2021 |
Blockhead |
LA Times Daily |
01 Dec 2021 |
Bonehead |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Nov 2021 |
Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Nov 2021 |
Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Nov 2021 |
Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Oct 2021 |
Ninny |
New York Times |
15 Aug 2021 |
Silly one, informally |
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No second turn for idiot |
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Silly person |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jun 2021 |
Silly person |
The Washington Post |
23 Jun 2021 |
Ninny |
Thomas Joseph |
22 May 2021 |
Foolish one, informally |
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Ninny |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 May 2021 |
Taunt in fun |
Premier Sunday |
02 May 2021 |
Turkey |
New York Times |
23 Apr 2021 |
Fool |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Apr 2021 |
Some act with dunderhead |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Apr 2021 |
Foolish sort |
The Washington Post |
02 Apr 2021 |
Foolish sort |
LA Times Daily |
02 Apr 2021 |
Silly, foolish person |
Irish Times Simplex |
30 Mar 2021 |
Birdbrain |
Canadiana |
29 Mar 2021 |
Silly goose |
LA Times Daily |
14 Feb 2021 |
Silly goose |
The Washington Post |
14 Feb 2021 |
Nincompoop |
New York Times |
08 Feb 2021 |
Annoying person |
Universal |
28 Oct 2020 |
Sue getting out of wet suit is not very clever |
Irish Times Crosaire |
26 Oct 2020 |
Silly goose |
Newsday |
01 Oct 2020 |
Ninny |
New York Times |
23 Sep 2020 |
Annoying person |
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Dipstick |
New York Times |
20 Aug 2020 |
Blockhead |
Newsday |
16 Aug 2020 |
Ninny |
Newsday |
07 Aug 2020 |
Namely, loveless idiot |
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Foolish fellow |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jul 2020 |
Idiot left with bottles |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 Jul 2020 |
Fool |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Jul 2020 |
Chucklehead |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Jun 2020 |
Silly, annoying person |
Newsday |
27 May 2020 |
Complete fool |
New York Times |
28 Apr 2020 |
Fool races round West Indies |
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Make fun of wife's parting boob |
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Tease in fun |
Premier Sunday |
05 Apr 2020 |
Namely missing old idiot |
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Taunt in good humor |
Premier Sunday |
23 Feb 2020 |
Annoying type |
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Irritating or annoying person |
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Idiot missing half of proclamation in parliament |
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Annoying sort |
LA Times Daily |
31 Dec 2019 |
Annoying sort |
The Washington Post |
31 Dec 2019 |
Ninny |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Dec 2019 |
Partially outwitted fool |
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Clown that is sacrificing love |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Nov 2019 |
Bothersome one |
Newsday |
17 Oct 2019 |
Fool |
The Washington Post Sunday |
06 Oct 2019 |
Silly sort |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Sep 2019 |
Irritating person |
Universal |
24 Sep 2019 |
Annoying type |
Universal |
08 Sep 2019 |
Dope wants odd things in stew -- diet's thrown out |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Jul 2019 |
Fool, idiot (Brit informal) |
The Guardian Speedy |
16 Jun 2019 |
Tease |
Premier Sunday |
19 May 2019 |
Silly one, in Britain |
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Airhead |
The New Yorker |
06 May 2019 |
Tease; fool |
The Times Concise |
01 Apr 2019 |
Silly type of time switch has no chimes |
Irish Times Crosaire |
27 Mar 2019 |
Dweeb |
Family Time |
24 Feb 2019 |
Some flirt with a fool |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
19 Jan 2019 |
Annoying sort |
USA Today |
02 Jan 2019 |
Ninny |
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Irritating person |
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Annoying type |
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Annoying sort |
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Silly sort |
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Fool |
New York Times |
08 Oct 2018 |
Inane one |
Universal |
29 Sep 2018 |
Annoying jerk |
Family Time |
27 Aug 2018 |
Foolish sort |
USA Today |
05 Aug 2018 |
Silly person in Britain |
Family Time |
22 Jul 2018 |
Doofus |
New York Times |
10 Jun 2018 |
Bothersome sort |
USA Today |
02 Jun 2018 |
Heartless two-bit moron |
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Ass featured in ancient witchcraft |
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Jerky one |
Universal |
10 May 2018 |
Foolish one |
LA Times Daily |
01 May 2018 |
Total doofus |
USA Today |
01 May 2018 |
Foolish one |
The Washington Post |
01 May 2018 |
Make fun of |
Premier Sunday |
08 Apr 2018 |
Pinhead |
Family Time |
25 Mar 2018 |
Idiot, to a Brit |
USA Today |
18 Mar 2018 |
Silly person |
Family Time |
18 Feb 2018 |
Mild word for a fool |
The Times Concise |
09 Feb 2018 |
Birdbrain |
New York Times |
17 Jan 2018 |
Make fun of |
Newsday |
14 Jan 2018 |
Fool |
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Foolish one |
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Foolish sort |
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Birdbrain |
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Doofus |
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Inane one |
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Jerky one |
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Bothersome sort |
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Foolish sort |
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Total doofus |
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Silly sort, to a Brit |
USA Today |
23 Dec 2017 |
Silly sort |
Universal |
18 Dec 2017 |
Irritating sort |
USA Today |
12 Dec 2017 |
Chucklehead |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
01 Dec 2017 |
Tease affably |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Nov 2017 |
Twerp |
New York Times |
11 Nov 2017 |
Tease / silly person |
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Dunderhead |
New York Times |
02 Nov 2017 |
Lamebrain, to a Londoner |
USA Today |
02 Oct 2017 |
Nincompoop, or bozo |
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Insignificant sort |
USA Today |
23 Sep 2017 |
Annoying fool |
Newsday |
06 Aug 2017 |
Silly fool |
Jonesin |
25 Jul 2017 |
Fool |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 May 2017 |
Tease son not joining in dance |
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Tease son not joining in dance |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Apr 2017 |
Idiot; tease |
The Times Concise |
21 Apr 2017 |
A foolish person |
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Buffoon, to a Brit |
USA Today |
13 Feb 2017 |
Razz |
Premier Sunday |
05 Feb 2017 |
Blockhead |
New York Times |
02 Feb 2017 |
With OU first this fool becomes best |
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Ridicule |
Newsday |
06 Jan 2017 |
Dunderhead |
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Insignificant sort |
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Twerp |
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Lamebrain, to a Londoner |
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Nincompoop |
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Chucklehead |
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Silly goose |
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Silly sort, to a Brit |
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Irritating sort |
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Blockhead |
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Silly sort |
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Numskull |
The Washington Post |
25 Dec 2016 |
Silly sort |
USA Today |
22 Dec 2016 |
Fool that was improperly taught, initially |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 Oct 2016 |
Hardly a brainiac |
Family Time |
19 Sep 2016 |
Blockhead |
Universal |
18 Sep 2016 |
Fool |
The Times Concise |
07 Aug 2016 |
Ninny |
The Washington Post |
09 May 2016 |
Nincompoop |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Apr 2016 |
Poke fun at |
Newsday |
07 Jan 2016 |
Blockhead |
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Silly sort |
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Head teacher clever person or idiot |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Dec 2015 |
Foolish one |
Newsday |
10 Dec 2015 |
Airhead |
Newsday |
13 Nov 2015 |
Goose |
New York Times |
03 Oct 2015 |
Silly person |
The Times Concise |
04 Sep 2015 |
Silly person, ultimately without intelligence |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
30 Aug 2015 |
Twerp |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Aug 2015 |
Tease in a good-humored way |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Jul 2015 |
Insignificant person |
Universal |
07 Jul 2015 |
Foolish bloke |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Jun 2015 |
Tease genially |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jun 2015 |
Dimwit |
Universal |
08 May 2015 |
Ridicule |
New York Times |
22 Feb 2015 |
First sign of true intelligence in a fool |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Jan 2015 |
Foolish one |
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Bozo, in Bath |
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Dope |
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Silly chap |
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Insignificant person |
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Dimwit |
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Ridicule |
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Goose |
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Annoying doofus |
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Tease genially |
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Airhead |
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Taunt the Yorkshire guy trying to be funny |
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Fool, on leaving Ulster, is still a fool |
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Tease the fool |
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British boob |
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Daft punk |
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Pain in the neck |
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Flibbertigibbet |
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Fool |
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Twerp |
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Blockhead |
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Fool |
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Foolish person |
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Dope |
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Blockhead |
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Poke fun at |
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Tease |
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Insignificant person |
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Foolish character appearing in episode of Silent Witness |
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Shit-for-brains |
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Silly fellow |
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Dunderhead |
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Ninny |
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Taunt in fun |
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Noodlehead |
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Silly fellow |
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Buffoon |
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Chucklehead |
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Dingdong |
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Noodlehead |
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Boob |
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Nincompoop |
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Irritating sort |
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Buckingham bubblehead |
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British bozo |
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Irritating ninny |
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Tease in fun |
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Moronic pest |
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Make fun of |
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Knucklehead |
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Bozo, in Bath |
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Pinhead |
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Pain in the neck |
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Ninny |
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Idiot |
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Dweeb |
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Bozo, in Bath |
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Doofus |
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Dweeb |
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Bozo, in Bath |
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Idiot |
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Nincompoop |
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Nincompoop |
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Irritating sort |
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Buckingham bubblehead |
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Foolish individual |
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Numbskull |
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British dweeb |
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Airhead |
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Lamebrain |
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Tease |
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Dweeb |
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Nettlesome person |
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Airhead |
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Idiot, to a Brit |
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Fool |
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Nincompoop |
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Idiot, to a Brit |
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Nincompoop |
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Numbskull |
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Silly fool |
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Moron |
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Hardly a brainiac |
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Pipsqueak |
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Annoying fool |
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Schmo |
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Gibe at |
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Bothersome person |
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British bozo |
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Dingbat |
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Jerk |
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Make fun of |
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Taunt |
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Blockhead |
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Needle |
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Really simple Simon |
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Pestiferous person |
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Dingbat |
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British bozo |
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Nincompoop |
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Bothersome sort |
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Taunt |
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Irritating ninny |
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Pinhead |
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Annoying jerk |
|
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Lamebrain |
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Poke fun at |
|
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Annoying person |
|
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Monty Python putdown |
|
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Dunderhead |
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Nincompoop |
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Dweeb |
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Lamebrain |
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Taunt |
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Needle |
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Dunderhead |
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Twerp |
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Jerk |
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Dolt |
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Foolish fellow |
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Tease |
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Silly sort, in Sussex |
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Tease derisively |
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Foolish fellow |
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Ninny |
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Silly sort, in Sussex |
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Pinhead |
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Pestiferous person |
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Boob |
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Insignificant person |
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Boob |
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Boob |
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Pain in the neck |
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Nottingham ninny |
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Knucklehead |
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Bozo |
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Ninny |
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Bothersome sort |
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Poke fun at |
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Doofus |
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Silly sort |
|
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Tease |
|
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Tease |
|
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Silly sort |
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Doofus |
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Pinhead |
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Fool |
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Hardly a brainiac |
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Needle |
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Numbskull |
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Make fun of |
|
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Pinhead |
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Insignificant one |
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Ridicule |
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Foolish one |
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Foolish fellow |
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Ninny |
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Tease |
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Dingbat |
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Rib |
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Little jerk |
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Jerk |
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Ridicule |
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Numbskull |
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Tease |
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Dweeb, on the Beeb |
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Buckinghamshire buffoon |
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Insignificant one |
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Silly fellow |
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Silly one |
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Foolish fellow |
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Tease |
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Pompous ass |
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Ridicule |
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Upbraid |
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Knucklehead |
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Ninny |
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Doofus |
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Boob, to a Brit |
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Little nothing |
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Simple Simon |
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Foolish fellow |
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Nincompoop |
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British dummy |
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Ninny |
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Taunt |
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Airhead |
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Jive |
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British knucklehead |
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Someone silly |
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Nincompoop |
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Nerd |
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Ridicule |
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Taunt |
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Reproach |
|
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Ridicule |
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Insignificant one |
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Bozo |
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Nudnik |
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Gibe at |
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Taunt |
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Nerd |
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Josh |
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Bothersome person |
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Dim bulb |
|
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Jitters |
|
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Ridicule |
|
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Play the ribber |
|
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Nervous, excited condition |
|
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Silly fool, in Soho |
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Chide |
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Reproach |
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Razz |
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Gibe |
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Ridicule. |
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Make fun of. |
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Upbraid. |
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Upbraid |
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Taunt. |
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Tease. |
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Rally. |
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Reproach. |
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Taunting reminder. |
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Subject to raillery. |
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Gibe. |
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Mild reproach. |
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Buffoon |
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Doofus |
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