numb nuts
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9.9
- noun
- /nʌm nʌts/
- Offensive
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- But I blame the numb-nuts voters who cast ballots for him.
- Hey, numb nuts
It's called the war in Afghanistan, you numb nut.
- It's called the war in Afghanistan, you numb nut.
Examples
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She called him a numb nuts for forgetting their plans again.
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How is it you got all that from only watching 7 minutes and then skipping around, numb nuts?
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I am your people, numb nuts.
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I was talking to numb nuts over here.
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>> Ooh, you listen to me, numb-nuts.
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- Oh, look, numb nuts.
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But numb nuts here'll run your camera for you.
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A vote for Gary Johnson is a vote against socialism, but the numb nuts will not get it.
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Sorry, numb nuts.
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You little numb-nut.
Synonyms
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7.5
A person who behaves in a silly or strange way
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9.9
A rude word for someone who does something very stupid
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6.8
A person who is not very smart and often acts without thinking
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9.9
A very stupid person who people insult
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9.2
A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word
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A person who is not very smart
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8.7
A person who is not very smart
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9.8
A rude word for a person who is very stupid
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An insulting word for a person who acts very silly or strange
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9.8
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
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9.9
An insulting word for a person who does foolish things
A person who acts foolishly or is bad at what they do
A rude name for people who act silly
A person who acts very foolishly and cannot do simple tasks
A very foolish person who is bad at doing things
A person who acts very foolishly and makes many mistakes
A person who is very foolish and bad at what they do
A rude expression for something you strongly dislike and think is very bad
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal meanings of 'numb' (unfeeling) and 'nuts' (crazy/insane) do not combine in a straightforward way to yield 'a foolish or incompetent person'; the phrase is a slang insult whose sense ('numbnuts' ≈ 'idiot') is idiomatic rather than compositional. Because this is informal, lexicalized slang and its specific insulting sense is unpredictable from the parts, a B1 learner who knows the constituents is unlikely to derive the correct meaning without prior exposure.
Etymology
Numb nuts likely comes from putting together numb, meaning without feeling, and nuts, old slang for a foolish person. Picture someone so slow or thoughtless they seem numb — that sharp image is why the phrase means 'a foolish or incompetent person'.