Dumbass vs Idiot - What's the difference?
dumbass | idiot |
(US, vulgar, slang) A stupid or foolish person.
(pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
(obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.
As nouns the difference between dumbass and idiot
is that dumbass is a stupid or foolish person while idiot is a person of low general intelligence.As an adjective dumbass
is stupid, foolish.dumbass
English
Noun
(es)- The dumbass walked off with my car keys and left me hers.
Synonyms
* See alsoidiot
English
Alternative forms
* eejit * idjit, idget (eye dialect)Noun
(en noun)- 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.