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==Alternatives==
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===''adjective''===
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Alternatives for "stupid", "idiotic": We haven't come up with any good general replacements yet. Narrower replacements include:
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* oblivious
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* self-important, self-absorbed
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===''noun, personal''===
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Alternatives for "[[idiot]]", "moron", "retard":
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* asshole
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* buffoon
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* jerk
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* nincompoop
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* twit
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===''noun, abstract''===
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Alternatives for "stupidity", "idiocy":
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* buffoonery
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* [[bullshit]]
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* tripe
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===deprecated===
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* douchebag (douchenozzle, douchewipe) - shames sex and female reproductive organs
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
* '''2016-01-19''' [https://howtobeastoic.wordpress.com/2016/01/19/one-crucial-word/ One crucial word]: "amathia"; also goes into multiple German words typically translated as "stupidity"
 
* '''2016-01-19''' [https://howtobeastoic.wordpress.com/2016/01/19/one-crucial-word/ One crucial word]: "amathia"; also goes into multiple German words typically translated as "stupidity"
 
* [https://religiousgrounds.wordpress.com/2016/05/11/bonhoeffer-on-stupidity-entire-quote/ Bonhoeffer on stupidity (entire quote)]: "Taken from a circular letter, addressing many topics, written to three friends and co-workers in the conspiracy against Hitler, on the tenth anniversary of [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]'s accession to the chancellorship of Germany."
 
* [https://religiousgrounds.wordpress.com/2016/05/11/bonhoeffer-on-stupidity-entire-quote/ Bonhoeffer on stupidity (entire quote)]: "Taken from a circular letter, addressing many topics, written to three friends and co-workers in the conspiracy against Hitler, on the tenth anniversary of [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]'s accession to the chancellorship of Germany."

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Alternatives

adjective

Alternatives for "stupid", "idiotic": We haven't come up with any good general replacements yet. Narrower replacements include:

  • oblivious
  • self-important, self-absorbed

noun, personal

Alternatives for "idiot", "moron", "retard":

  • asshole
  • buffoon
  • jerk
  • nincompoop
  • twit

noun, abstract

Alternatives for "stupidity", "idiocy":

deprecated

  • douchebag (douchenozzle, douchewipe) - shames sex and female reproductive organs

Links

  • 2016-01-19 One crucial word: "amathia"; also goes into multiple German words typically translated as "stupidity"
  • Bonhoeffer on stupidity (entire quote): "Taken from a circular letter, addressing many topics, written to three friends and co-workers in the conspiracy against Hitler, on the tenth anniversary of Hitler's accession to the chancellorship of Germany."