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idiocy Noun pl -cies 1. utter stupidity 2. a foolish act or remark Idiocy See also wisdom. the state or quality of being like a cow or ox, especially in the sense of being dull, stolid, and slow-witted. — bovine, adj. Medicine. a congenital deficiency of thyroid secretion causing deformity and idiocy. — cretinoid, cretinous, adj. 1. the condition of an idiot, especially an extreme degree of mental deficiency, usually a mental age of less than three or four years; idiocy. 2. idiotic conduct or action, especially in a normal person. — idiotie, adj. the condition of being slow or mentally deficiënt. — moronic, adj. Rare. foolish talk or babble.
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idiocy noun foolishness, insanity, lunacy, tomfoolery, inanity, imbecility, senselessness, cretinism, fatuity, abject stupidity, asininity, fatuousness << OPPOSITE wisdom How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As the Emmy-winning (for writing and directing) ``My Name Is Earl'' begins its second season, Joy gets in trouble with the law through a series of convoluted idiocies that could only happen to someone on this show. What connects all the separate stories is the author's humor and the love and acceptance among the family members even as they often shake their collective heads in dismay over the idiosyncrasies and idiocies of the individual members. Idiocies are perpetuated, such as ending welfare, which will either make children starve or put the uneducated into non-existent jobs. |
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