as in idiot
a stupid person
an important diplomatic post that is no place for a saphead
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Noun
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Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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After a delightful dummy past Gravenberch, Grealish set up a chance from which Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall should at least have hit the target.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Harold Lloyd is the title rookie who gets to Tate University looking for football glory and maybe a girlfriend, too, and quickly becomes the resident tackling dummy in a template for sports and college comedies that followed.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The loser’s path becomes that much more formidable.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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Tech companies, which have relied on H-1Bs for years, could be the biggest losers under the new rules.—
Patricia Lopez,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Saphead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saphead. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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