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cretin
[ kreet-nor, especially British, kret-n ]
noun
- (no longer in technical use) a person with cretinism.
- Informal. a very stupid or contemptible person.
cretin
/ ˈɛɪ /
noun
- old-fashioned.a person afflicted with cretinism
- offensive.a person considered to be extremely stupid
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Derived Forms
- ˈپˌǾ, adjective
- ˈپԴdzܲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms
- ·پ·ԴǾ adjective
- ·پ·dzܲ adjective
- ···پ noun
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cretin1
First recorded in 1770–80; from French éپ, originally from French Alpine dialect creitin, crestin “deformed and mentally defective dwarf” (owing to iodine deficiency in Alpine regions); further origin uncertain; perhaps from Vulgar Latin پԳܲ “a Christian, human being, unfortunate person,” from Latin پԳܲ Christian
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cretin1
C18: from French éپ, from Swiss French crestin, from Latin īپԳܲ Christian , alluding to the humanity of such people, despite their handicaps
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He has mentioned Trump or Musk - who called the Lib Dem leader a "snivelling cretin" last month - in each of his six previous appearances at the weekly scrutiny session in the House of Commons.
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Prince was also verbally abusive to the boy and called him a "cretin".
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"Why do you sacrifice your dignity for this cretin?"
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But Mr. Musk dismissed the Virgin Islands’ claim as “idiotic on so many levels,” tweeting that he never sought out that “cretin,” Mr. Epstein, for financial advice.
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But we know him to be a cretin either way.
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