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nar

nar

9.9
A person who behaves in a silly way
  • noun
  • /nɑr/
  • Offensive
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  • Don't be such a nar; you really should know better than to make that mistake.

Examples

  • Everyone in the group thought he was a nar for not understanding the joke.

  • She called him a nar for believing the scam without doing any research.

  • I second the motion for Gary Watts' nomination for Nar president.

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  • One big turd leading the giant turd that is the Nar.

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Synonyms

nitwit
vsnar
  • Offensive
36 7.9

A person who acts silly and not very smart

is an informal version of that same idea
rube
vsnar
  • Offensive
32 9.9

A person from the countryside who is not used to city life

focuses on simple-mindedness without implying rural background
simpleton
vsnar
  • Offensive
21 7.3

A person who is not very smart and trusts people easily

is a casual, slang expression used instead of this plain term
ninny
vsnar
  • Offensive
14 8.4

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is an informal insult rather than an old-fashioned label
nincompoop
vsnar
  • Offensive
13 8.4

A person who acts in a very silly way

is a harsher informal insult rather than playful teasing
airhead
vsnar
  • Offensive
13 8.8

A person who is silly and not very smart

focuses on simple-mindedness without the scatterbrained meaning
numbskull
vsnar
  • Offensive
8 6.8

A person who is not very smart and often acts without thinking

is an informal label rather than a neutral term
nimrod
vsnar
  • Offensive
5 9.2

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

is informal but focuses on simple-mindedness rather than incompetence
dullard
vsnar
  • Offensive
5 7.8

A person who is slow to understand things

is informal and focuses on foolishness rather than slowness
numskull
vsnar
  • Offensive
4 8.9

A person who is very stupid

is informal but may be milder in tone
chowderhead
vsnar
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way

is an informal personal insult used in similar contexts
lamebrain
vsnar
  • Offensive
3 9.3

A person who is not very smart

is informal too but can be less crude in use
hammerhead
vsnar
  • Offensive
3 8.4

A rude word for someone who is not smart

is informal but may be less aggressive than this slang
dunderhead
vsnar
  • Offensive
3 9.1

A person who often does foolish things or makes simple mistakes

is an informal insult emphasizing foolishness rather than clinical slow thinking
dumbo
vsnar
  • Offensive
2 8.7

A person who is not very smart

is similarly informal but more dialectal in form
stupid
vsnar
  • Offensive
1 2.7

A person who is not intelligent and often makes poor choices

is informal and slangier than this direct term
haver
vsnar
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who talks nonsense and says silly things

labels a simple-minded person rather than someone who only talks foolishly
dumbhead
vsnar
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A rude word for a person who is very stupid

is informal but often less coarse than this slang
1 9.9

A person who is not very smart or sensible

is a single-word informal insult rather than a phrase
simple
vsnar
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is not very intelligent

is a more casual insult rather than the neutral description
coconut head
vsnar
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who acts foolishly and lacks common sense

is informal too but more general, not physical imagery
potato head
vsnar
  • Offensive
1 8.4

A person who behaves in a foolish or silly way

is a plain informal insult without the visual metaphor
blubberhead
vsnar
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is still informal but often less playful mocking
bubble-head
vsnar
  • Offensive
1 9.5

A person who is silly and not serious

is informal too but may sound harsher or more mocking
mome
vsnar
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is foolish and easily tricked

is the living informal term used in modern speech
fatuus
vsnar
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An old word for a foolish or silly person

is a modern informal insult rather than this archaic term
lackwit
vsnar
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is silly and not very clever

is the modern informal insult rather than this dated word
divvy
vsnar
  • Offensive
9.9

A foolish person who makes simple mistakes

is the same informal label but specific to the headword form
total nozzer
vsnar
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts very foolishly and cannot do simple tasks

is informal too but slightly less strong in tone
noddy
vsnar
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who behaves in a silly way

is an informal insult used more broadly beyond regional speech
pudden-head
vsnar
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is not very smart

is a more common modern informal label for the same idea
nerts
vsnar
  • Offensive
9.9

A foolish or silly person said as an insult

is the modern casual insult rather than a dated expression
benet
vsnar
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is simple and easily fooled

is a current informal insult rather than an archaic label
moper
vsnar
  • Offensive
9.9

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

is an everyday informal expression rather than archaic speech
timberdoodle
vsnar
  • Offensive
9.9

A foolish or awkward person

is an informal insult used more widely beyond dialects
tumshie
vsnar
  • Offensive
9.9

A foolish person who does silly things

is a general informal insult, not tied to a region
neo-idiot
vsnar
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts foolishly because of new trends or technology

is a general informal insult not tied to modern contexts

Antonyms

252 4.9

A person with very strong intelligence or creative skill

94 6.0

A person who thinks deeply about ideas, art, or science

How Stupid

idiot
  • Offensive
1.2
fool
  • Offensive
1.4
nar
  • Offensive
9.9
simpleton
  • Offensive
21 7.3
nitwit
  • Offensive
36 7.9

Surface Forms

nar singular
nars plural

Etymology

Nar is also used as a short, rude name for someone acting stupid, like 'fool' or 'dope', and this slang use is why nar can mean a simple-minded person.