total nozzer
- noun
- /ˈtoʊtəl ˈnɒzə/
- Offensive
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idiota
- She called her brother a total nozzer when he tried to fix the TV and broke it.
Examples
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Everyone in the office thinks Kevin is a total nozzer after the presentation.
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He's a total nozzer for forgetting my birthday!
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He was a total nozzer for forgetting his own birthday.
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I can't believe he did that; what a total nozzer!
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Everyone in the office thinks Kevin is a total nozzer after the disastrous presentation.
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He showed himself to be a total nozzer when he forgot his own birthday.
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When she found out he broke the TV, she couldn't help but call her brother a total nozzer.
Synonyms
59
8.8
A person who behaves in a silly or careless way
36
7.9
A person who acts silly and not very smart
26
8.4
A person who behaves in a silly or strange way
14
8.4
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
13
8.4
A person who acts in a very silly way
8
9.9
A rude person who is annoying or stupid
8
6.8
A person who is not very smart and often acts without thinking
7
9.5
A person who is foolish and makes silly mistakes
6
4.6
A person who is not able to do a job or task well
5
9.9
A person who behaves in a very stupid or careless way
5
9.2
A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word
4
8.9
A person who is very stupid
3
8.4
A rude word for someone who is not smart
1
9.9
A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh
1
9.8
A rude word for a person who is very stupid
1
9.9
A foolish person who often does stupid things
1
9.9
A person who behaves very rudely and foolishly
1
9.9
A person who behaves in a foolish way
1
9.8
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
1
7.8
A person who often makes serious mistakes because they are careless
A very foolish person who is bad at doing things
A rude name for someone who seems very foolish
A rude name for someone who behaves very foolishly
A person who acts very foolishly and makes many mistakes
A person who is very foolish and bad at what they do
A very rude and foolish person
A person who does not do their share and causes problems
A rude, foolish person who annoys others
A very rude and foolish person
A rude person who annoys or hurts other people
A person who is very foolish and annoys others
A person who is rude and annoying
A person who is very foolish and annoying
A very rude and annoying person who treats others badly
A person who behaves in a silly way
A person who behaves in a silly way
A person who acts foolishly because of new trends or technology
A foolish person who does silly things
A person who acts foolishly or is bad at what they do
A person who acts foolishly or makes embarrassing mistakes
A person who acts silly and annoys others
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
total + nozzer
The element 'nozzer' is an undocumented regional slang item with no transparent, derivable meaning from known lexical roots, while 'total' only acts as an intensifier. Because the core noun is not compositional or predictable from its form and is dialectal slang, a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would not be able to infer the meaning 'foolish/incompetent person.'
Etymology
The phrase total nozzer may come from old street shows where a nozzer was like a clown with a big, silly nose, and that funny image stood for someone who acted foolish. That's why total nozzer means 'a completely foolish or incompetent person'.