variants
also ignorami
as in idiots
a stupid person
only an ignoramus would be foiled by the building's security system
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Noun
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As Venus points out in his confessional, the problem here is Marcus, who keeps making both of them look like idiots.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2026 -
Thank God for the 10-second delay, which was introduced for f---ing idiots like me.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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Overwhelmingly, though, the most common response was to seek confirmation of their suspicions that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were morons.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The lunatics who attacked the seat of government to try to change the outcome of a free and fair election are not patriots.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Parents know these woke lunatics are bullies.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Ignoramuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignoramuses. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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