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Cur vs Idiot - What's the difference?

cur | idiot |

As nouns the difference between cur and idiot

is that cur is a mongrel or inferior dog while idiot is a person of low general intelligence.

cur

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) A mongrel or inferior dog.
  • * 1919 ,
    • "You have no more spirit than a mongrel cur . You lie down on the ground and ask people to trample on you."
  • (archaic) A detestable person.

    • See also

    * bitsa, bitser * mongrel * mutt

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    idiot

    English

    Alternative forms

    * eejit * idjit, idget (eye dialect)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
    • usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.
  • (obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * genius

    Related terms

    * idiocy * idiom * idiosyncratic * idiotic * idiotically * idiot savant * useful idiot