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as in idiot
slang
a stupid person
quipped that the mismatched socks made him look like a nimrod
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nimrod
Noun
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Indigenous hunters, for example, used one type of dart frog poison on the tips of their arrows.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026 -
Even during the regular waterfowl seasons, hunters have doubtless seen a lone snow goose or white-fronted goose alone in a field.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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But the new parking fees at Balboa Park are a whole new level of stupid.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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There is nothing in the past year that suggests that the portion of this global event that will take place in the U.S. will proceed with anything less than exhausting chaos, a spoonful of stupid, and a dash of tragedy.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Nimrod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nimrod. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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