Inoffensive one-word euphemisms for "idiot" please...

monster · 08-29-2020, 11:13 PM

Also preferably avoiding any more that end with "head"... but they do need to be reasonably universal and well-understood.

I don't ask much, do I?

So far I have:

twit
dolt
dope
twerp
numpty
doofus
airhead
numbskull
birdbrain
blockhead
dunderhead

...so things in that vein. Please and thank you

sexobon · 08-29-2020, 11:38 PM

dingbat (*)

1.NORTH AMERICAN•AUSTRALIAN/NZ
a stupid or eccentric person.

2.a typographical device other than a letter or numeral (such as an asterisk), used to signal divisions in text or to replace letters in a euphemistically presented vulgar word.

Clodfobble · 08-29-2020, 11:42 PM

Dummy
Bumpkin

monster · 08-30-2020, 12:09 AM

liking... thanks both

monster · 08-30-2020, 12:11 AM

ooh...
peabrain
halfwit

sexobon · 08-30-2020, 12:25 AM

and the other half... nitwit.

Nincompoop

monster · 08-30-2020, 10:31 AM

dipstick
dimwit

monster · 08-30-2020, 10:46 AM

plonker!

there's also berk which is generally used in an inoffensive manner but does have a crude origin......

monster · 08-30-2020, 10:48 AM

pillock
...and also clod.... (sorry, Ms. Fobs)

monster · 08-30-2020, 12:41 PM

wally and prat

sexobon · 08-30-2020, 01:07 PM

bimbo and himbo

ETA: "dummkopf" was a Germanism in the English language for a long time; but, not so much recently.
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monster · 08-30-2020, 07:47 PM

bimbo and himbo bring a gender element that could be considered offensive. Think words you wouldn't worry about calling your partner or kids if they fucked up level of inoffensive

SteveDallas · 08-30-2020, 07:52 PM

Turkey.

monster · 08-30-2020, 07:53 PM

Sleeve! hi!

It's only been 5.5 years, apparently! Hope all is as well as can be expected...

sexobon · 08-30-2020, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

bimbo and himbo bring a gender element that could be considered offensive. ...

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

dipstick
dimwit

Then you can't have dipstick 'cause that would be callin' someone a dick in Washington state.

08-29-2020, 11:13 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Inoffensive one-word euphemisms for "idiot" please... Also preferably avoiding any more that end with "head"... but they do need to be reasonably universal and well-understood. I don't ask much, do I? So far I have: twit dolt dope twerp numpty doofus airhead numbskull birdbrain blockhead dunderhead ...so things in that vein. Please and thank you __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-29-2020, 11:42 PM	#3
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Dummy Bumpkin __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

08-30-2020, 12:09 AM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	liking... thanks both __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-30-2020, 12:11 AM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	ooh... peabrain halfwit __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-30-2020, 10:31 AM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	dipstick dimwit __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-29-2020, 11:38 PM	#2
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	dingbat (*) 1.NORTH AMERICAN•AUSTRALIAN/NZ a stupid or eccentric person. 2.a typographical device other than a letter or numeral (such as an asterisk), used to signal divisions in text or to replace letters in a euphemistically presented vulgar word.

08-30-2020, 12:25 AM	#6
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	and the other half... nitwit. Nincompoop

08-30-2020, 10:46 AM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	plonker! there's also berk which is generally used in an inoffensive manner but does have a crude origin...... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-30-2020, 10:48 AM	#9
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	pillock ...and also clod.... (sorry, Ms. Fobs) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-30-2020, 12:41 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	wally and prat __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-30-2020, 01:07 PM	#11
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	bimbo and himbo ETA: "dummkopf" was a Germanism in the English language for a long time; but, not so much recently. . . Last edited by sexobon; 08-30-2020 at 01:57 PM.

08-30-2020, 07:47 PM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	bimbo and himbo bring a gender element that could be considered offensive. Think words you wouldn't worry about calling your partner or kids if they fucked up level of inoffensive __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-30-2020, 07:52 PM	#13
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Turkey.

08-30-2020, 07:53 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Sleeve! hi! It's only been 5.5 years, apparently! Hope all is as well as can be expected... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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