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Dumbass vs Idiot - What's the difference?

dumbass | idiot |

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)
  • (US, vulgar, slang) A stupid or foolish person.
  • The dumbass walked off with my car keys and left me hers.

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • stupid, foolish
  • That dumbass driver ruined my car!

    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.
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    Antonyms

    * genius