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Muppet

Muppet

7 9.5
A person who is foolish and makes silly mistakes
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌpɪt/
  • Offensive
translation icon : idiota
  • Don't be a muppet; make sure you double-check your work before submitting it.

I just no you muppet, get your shit together or fuck off.

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Examples

Synonyms

dummy
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
115 6.0

A person who is seen as stupid or makes simple mistakes

is more playful and focuses on incompetence and silly errors
bozo
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
59 8.8

A person who behaves in a silly or careless way

matches the informal incompetence sense but stresses clownish humour more
nitwit
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
36 7.9

A person who acts silly and not very smart

highlights playful incompetence and silly mistakes rather than low intelligence
loon
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
31 9.4

An insulting word for a person who behaves in a very strange or foolish way

focuses on playful incompetence and silly mistakes, not craziness or laziness
nimrod
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
5 9.2

A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word

is similar but usually applied to harmless silly mistakes rather than insult severity
eejit
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
4 9.9

A person who does something foolish

is British informal and focuses on making silly incompetent errors
dumbbell
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
3 7.5

A person who is not very smart and often makes silly mistakes

is British informal and often used for someone making silly errors
dummkopf
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart

is more playful and often used for silly incompetence rather than sheer stupidity
chowderhead
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way

is focused on accidental or clumsy mistakes rather than general foolishness
berk
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
3 9.9

An informal British word for a person who acts foolishly

is informal and British but implies silly blunders rather than general stupidity
bobo
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
3 9.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is often used more playfully to name someone making silly mistakes
chucklehead
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
2 9.1

A person who is silly and acts foolishly

leans more to playful incompetence and silly mistakes than seriousness
bumbler
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
2 8.3

A person who often makes mistakes and seems clumsy

is more about silly blunders and foolish behaviour than clumsy incompetence
doof
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
2 9.9

A person who acts in a silly or foolish way

is similar but usually emphasises harmless incompetence and mistakes
jughead
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is British informal and focuses on mistake-making rather than insult depth
dumbhead
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A rude word for a person who is very stupid

is more playful and less harsh, focusing on clumsy silly errors
drongo
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who often acts foolishly or makes mistakes, used informally in Australia

is British and focuses on silly mistakes rather than regional usage
gomer
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh

is similar but commonly used to mock simple silly errors
muttonhead
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who acts in a silly or stupid way

is often used playfully to point out silly errors rather than deep stupidity
plonker
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A foolish person who often does stupid things

is similarly British and informal but stresses simple silly mistakes
dumdum
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
1 8.8

A person who acts in a silly or foolish way

is similar but specifically implies making incompetent silly mistakes
flapdoodle
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who says or does silly things

focuses more on silly mistakes and incompetence than nonsense talk
dumb cluck
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A person who acts in a silly or foolish way

is a British informal insult focusing on silly error-making
bubble-head
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
1 9.5

A person who is silly and not serious

is British informal and often marks harmless incompetence
blubberhead
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is informal British and stresses clumsy or silly errors
blunderer
vsMuppet
1 7.8

A person who often makes serious mistakes because they are careless

is lighter, naming those who make silly, not necessarily serious, mistakes
potato head
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
1 8.4

A person who behaves in a foolish or silly way

is British informal and stresses harmless incompetent mistakes
Gumby
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A clumsy person who is slow to understand and often acts foolishly

focuses more narrowly on silly mistakes and playful incompetence
divvy
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
9.9

A foolish person who makes simple mistakes

is an informal British label for someone making silly incompetent mistakes
pratt
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts in a silly, foolish way

focuses more on making silly errors than general foolish behaviour
total nozzer
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts very foolishly and cannot do simple tasks

is similar but less extreme, naming ordinary silly incompetence
total nubcake
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
9.9

A very foolish person who is bad at doing things

is informal and insulting but usually milder and more playful
McStupid
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude slang name for someone who acts foolish or makes silly mistakes

is similar but used as a light British insult for silly mistakes
tumshie
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
9.9

A foolish person who does silly things

is British informal but more widely used across regions for silly errors
andouille
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
9.9

A word for a foolish person that people say as an insult

is more playful and often used for inept silly behaviour
total fuck-knuckle
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is very foolish and bad at what they do

is informal and insulting but usually less coarse and more playful
dingling
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts silly or foolish

is informal British usage that stresses clumsy mistakes rather than insults
bunyip
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
9.9

A silly or foolish person in Australian English

is British informal and stresses mistake-making rather than oddity
barney
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
8.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is British informal but highlights simple error-making rather than mere silliness
moper
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
9.9

An old word for a person who is foolish or slow to understand

is modern informal British for someone who makes silly mistakes
pudden-head
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is not very smart

is more about playful incompetence and silly mistake-making rather than low intellect
thumbnuts
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts foolishly or is bad at what they do

is similar but usually milder and more playful in tone
noddy
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who behaves in a silly way

is informal British but highlights silly mistake-making and incompetence
total fuckmuppet
vsMuppet
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts very foolishly and makes many mistakes

is informal British and usually milder, used for silly blunders

Antonyms

252 4.9

A person with very strong intelligence or creative skill

3 3.5

Very skilled and knowing a lot about a particular area

How Foolish

imbecile
  • Slur
60 8.8
moron
  • Slur
483 8.1
idiot
  • Offensive
1.2
Muppet
  • Offensive
7 9.5
fool
  • Offensive
1.4

Surface Forms

Muppet singular
Muppets plural

Etymology

Muppet started as the name Jim Henson gave his puppet characters, a short mix of marionette and puppet. Because those characters often act silly, people in Britain call someone a Muppet to mean a foolish or clumsy person, so the insult says they behave like a silly puppet.