cretin
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈkrɛtɪn/
- Slur
:
cretino
- You're acting like a cretin when you ignore all the facts.
Examples
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But the rest of us are seeing you for the pathetic cretin you truly are.
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Why else would l have chosen such a disreputable looking cretin?
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I was a real cretin then.
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That cretin is not in our band, and we are not responsible for his actions.
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Or do you believe this cretin is above the law and should never go on trial?
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Fella, you talk like a cretin that fell out of a well!
Blog text (19) -
Dude, move to Texas already; the state is filled with cretins like you; you'll fit right in.
Blog text (8) -
I've never seen such a host of bucktooth cretins.
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The man's a cretin.
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A true masterpiece would be a sauce that could appeal to even an ignorant cretin like you.
Synonyms
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1.2
A person who acts very stupidly, used as an insult
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9.9
A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying
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7.9
A person who acts silly and not very smart
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1.1
A person who is not very smart and often makes bad choices
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8.4
A person who behaves in a silly or strange way
15
8.9
A rude word for a person who seems very stupid
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8.8
A person who is not very smart or who acts without thinking
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8.4
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
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7.7
A person who is not very smart
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8.4
A person who acts in a very silly way
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9.7
A person who is not very smart
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9.2
A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word
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8.9
A person who is very stupid
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9.9
A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart
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9.9
A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way
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9.1
A person who often does foolish things or makes simple mistakes
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9.8
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
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9.3
A person who is not very smart
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8.4
A rude word for someone who is not smart
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8.7
A person who is not very smart
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9.5
A childish name used to call someone silly
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8.7
A person who is silly and not very bright
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9.9
Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way
1
9.8
A rude word for a person who is very stupid
1
9.9
A person who acts in a silly or stupid way
1
9.8
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
1
9.9
A person who is silly and not very clever
1
9.9
An insulting word for a person who does foolish things
1
8.4
A person who behaves in a foolish or silly way
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9.9
A person who acts foolishly and lacks common sense
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9.1
A playful insult for a person who acts silly
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9.9
A person people insult by saying they are stupid
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9.9
A person who is very stupid or foolish
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9.9
A person who behaves in a foolish way
A rude name for someone who seems very foolish
An insulting word for a rude or stupid person
A word for a foolish person that people say as an insult
A foolish or silly person said as an insult
A person who is not very smart
A person who acts foolishly because of new trends or technology
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Etymology
Cretin comes from a French word chrétien which means 'Christian', because people once used it to show that someone with a serious illness was still a human being; over time this kind meaning changed into the rude sense we use today, an insult for someone seen as very stupid.