Moron vs Dickbrain - What's the difference?
moron | dickbrain |
(dated, originally) A person of borderline intelligence in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50-69.
(informal) An unintelligent person; an idiot; a fool.
(derogatory) A contemptible person, or moron
* 1977 , Don Bredes, Don Bredes, Hard Feelings
* 1988 , Students Literary Association (University of California, Santa Barbara), University of California, Santa Barbara. Associated Students, University of California, Santa Barbara. Office of Public Information, Spectrum , Volume 30
* 2003 , Leslie Glass, Over His Dead Body
* 2003 , Matthew Sharpe, The sleeping father: a novel , page 277
* 2009 , Jonathan Kellerman, Bones: An Alex Delaware Novel , page 413
As a proper noun moron
is a commune in southwestern haiti.As a noun dickbrain is
(derogatory) a contemptible person, or moron.moron
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Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
* The current medical term for having an IQ between 50 and 69 is mild mental retardation.Synonyms
* *Derived terms
* (l) * (l) * (l)dickbrain
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Alternative forms
* dick-brainNoun
(en noun)- He said, "You dickbrain . It wasn't me that killed your dog."
- Don't be such a dickbrain .
- But with that dickbrain functionary Schwab breathing down her neck, she was afraid to put the money in her own account just in case she really needed it.
- "That he doesn't turn into a soft pussy dickbrain like yourself."
- “Now you're a dickbrain dumbie, too?” Silence.