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stupid

stu·pid

UK/ˈstjuːpɪd/ US/ˈst͡ʃʉwpɪd/ very common slang
adjective (3) noun (1)

adjective

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2.

in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock

  • “he had a dazed expression on his face”
  • “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”
  • “was stupid from fatigue”
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3.

without much intelligence

  • “a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers”
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noun

1.

a person who is not very bright

  • “The economy, stupid!”
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Origin

From Middle French stupide, from Latin stupidus (“struck senseless, amazed”), from stupeō (“be amazed or confounded, be struck senseless”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tup-, *(s)tewp- (“to push, stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”).

Phrases

  • ask a stupid question
  • el stupido
  • hit with the stupid stick
  • play stupid
  • play stupid games, win stupid prizes
  • stupid drunk
  • stupid is as stupid does
  • stupid o'clock

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