Moron
noun
A person who is not smart or does not make good decisions.
Don't be such a moron, read the instructions first!
Often appears as...
- act like a moron
- complete moron
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
In old psychology, a person with a mental age between 8 and 12. Now it is considered outdated and offensive.
In 20th century, people with low IQ were often classified as morons, but this term is now seen as derogatory and inappropriate.
Often appears as...
- classified as a moron
- labelled a moron
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
noun
A person who is not smart or does not make good decisions.
Don't be such a moron, read the instructions first!
Often appears as...
- act like a moron
- complete moron
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
In old psychology, a person with a mental age between 8 and 12. Now it is considered outdated and offensive.
In 20th century, people with low IQ were often classified as morons, but this term is now seen as derogatory and inappropriate.
Often appears as...
- classified as a moron
- labelled a moron
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Insult
Use 'moron' casually with friends, but be cautious—it may offend.
Stop joking like a moron and be serious for a moment!
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emphasis
'Moron' adds strong negativity when criticizing someone's actions.
You're not just wrong; you're a complete moron for thinking that.
Pro Tip 3/3Sarcasm Trigger
'Moron' can indicate sarcasm when paired with unlikely praise.
Nice job parking your car like a total moron!
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Insult
Use 'moron' casually with friends, but be cautious—it may offend.
Stop joking like a moron and be serious for a moment!
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emphasis
'Moron' adds strong negativity when criticizing someone's actions.
You're not just wrong; you're a complete moron for thinking that.
Pro Tip 3/3Sarcasm Trigger
'Moron' can indicate sarcasm when paired with unlikely praise.
Nice job parking your car like a total moron!
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Insult
Use 'moron' casually with friends, but be cautious—it may offend.
Stop joking like a moron and be serious for a moment!
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emphasis
'Moron' adds strong negativity when criticizing someone's actions.
You're not just wrong; you're a complete moron for thinking that.
Pro Tip 3/3Sarcasm Trigger
'Moron' can indicate sarcasm when paired with unlikely praise.
Nice job parking your car like a total moron!
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Video examples
A Black man goes...
that a few of my trolls actually had brains, which made me even more curious and what to understand them even further. And although these supposed morons engaged in what appeared to be original thought, I said to myself,
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thought that they were going to start up a security business I mean morons that couldn't even polish shoes or put one foot in front of the other one I thought what they did was you know some
Video examples
A Black man goes...
that a few of my trolls actually had brains, which made me even more curious and what to understand them even further. And although these supposed morons engaged in what appeared to be original thought, I said to myself,
Video examples
Tonya vs. Nancy PIPE...
thought that they were going to start up a security business I mean morons that couldn't even polish shoes or put one foot in front of the other one I thought what they did was you know some
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Quote examples
Mary Lambert
American Musician
Yes, I would loved to have just sustained myself through my art, but less than one in a billion musicians gets that life. So rather than being like, 'I'm an exception!', like a moron, I thought I'd get a real job.
Quote examples
Adam Sandler
American Actor
I've been called a moron since I was about four. My father called me a moron. My grandfather said I was a moron. And a lot of times when I'm driving, I hear I'm a moron. I like being a moron.
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Gene Simmons
American Musician
My mother is probably the wisest person I've ever known. She's not schooled, she's not well read. But she has a philosophy of life that makes well-read people seem like morons.
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Clarence Darrow
American Lawyer
The world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure of themselves, strong in their own opinions, never doubting anything.
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Alice Sebold
American Writer
I wanted to be the moron of the family, because morons seemed to have more fun, more freedom and more personality.
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Nicholas Brendon
American Actor
I couldn't help feeling people thought I was a moron, and my self-imposed insecurity constantly bedeviled me.
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Ana Kasparian
American Educator
As you get older, you're humbled by the fact that you're a moron.
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J. D. Salinger
American Novelist
All morons hate it when you call them a moron.
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Judy Sheindlin
American Lawyer
Being a nurturer isn't being a moron.
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Peter Drucker
American Businessman
The computer is a moron.
Quote examples
Mary Lambert
American Musician
Yes, I would loved to have just sustained myself through my art, but less than one in a billion musicians gets that life. So rather than being like, 'I'm an exception!', like a moron, I thought I'd get a real job.
Quote examples
Adam Sandler
American Actor
I've been called a moron since I was about four. My father called me a moron. My grandfather said I was a moron. And a lot of times when I'm driving, I hear I'm a moron. I like being a moron.
Quote examples
Gene Simmons
American Musician
My mother is probably the wisest person I've ever known. She's not schooled, she's not well read. But she has a philosophy of life that makes well-read people seem like morons.
Quote examples
Clarence Darrow
American Lawyer
The world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure of themselves, strong in their own opinions, never doubting anything.
Quote examples
Alice Sebold
American Writer
I wanted to be the moron of the family, because morons seemed to have more fun, more freedom and more personality.
Quote examples
Nicholas Brendon
American Actor
I couldn't help feeling people thought I was a moron, and my self-imposed insecurity constantly bedeviled me.
Quote examples
Ana Kasparian
American Educator
As you get older, you're humbled by the fact that you're a moron.
Quote examples
J. D. Salinger
American Novelist
All morons hate it when you call them a moron.
Quote examples
Judy Sheindlin
American Lawyer
Being a nurturer isn't being a moron.
Quote examples
Peter Drucker
American Businessman
The computer is a moron.
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