As a verb mook
is .
As a noun idiot is
(slang|derogatory) a proponent of intelligent design.
mook Etymology 1
Unknown. Probably a variation of ""moke" ("donkey", "fool"). Possible from Cantonese 'mook jung'' ("dead wood" or "wooden dummy").
Noun
( en noun)
A disagreeable or incompetent person.
Etymology 2
(usually used in plural)
Noun
( en noun)
(slang, forensic accounting) A manipulated or rigged set of business accounting ledgers.
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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
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