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simpleton

[ sim-puhl-tuhn ]

noun

Sometimes Offensive.
  1. an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.

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simpleton

/ ˈ²õɪ³¾±èÉ™±ô³ÙÉ™²Ô /

noun

  1. a foolish or ignorant person
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of simpleton1

First recorded in 1640–50; simple + -ton
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He was a soldier simpleton who appeared in comic drawings about life in the army in the 1890s.

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DeSantis is a smart guy trying to run as a simpleton.

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But it's also the type of suggestion a grasping simpleton would make, someone who knows the letter of the law but doesn't respect what it's there to protect or prevent.

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Characters with disabilities are often cast as villains, superpowered by disability, victims, the butt of a joke or simpletons rather than fully realized humans.

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Adam Hugill is similarly amusing as the defender Harry Maguire, who is portrayed as a lovable simpleton — not the sharpest tool in the box, but solid and dependable.

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