div
- noun
- /dɪv/
- Offensive
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tonto
- Don't be such a div!
Examples
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Don't be such a div—it's easy to use this app if you read the instructions.
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She laughed and told her brother he was a div after he tripped over his own feet.
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He called his friend a div for forgetting the tickets at home.
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That guy is a complete div!
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I can't believe he said that; what a div!
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She always knows how to annoy me; sometimes I think she's just being a div.
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Don't be such a div and pay attention to what I'm saying.
Synonyms
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9.9
A rude word for a very foolish person
9
8.4
A person who is annoying or rude
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9.9
A rude person who is annoying or stupid
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9.9
A person who behaves in a silly or annoying way
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9.9
A person who is very unpleasant and treats others badly
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9.3
A person who behaves in a silly or annoying way
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9.9
A person who is annoying or causes trouble
A foolish person who makes simple mistakes
Antonyms
How Insulting
Surface Forms
Etymology
Div in British slang is a short rude word probably from divvy, meaning 'a foolish person'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of div as a quick, informal insult for someone who has done something silly.