Meaning & use
moron
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an informal, insulting term for a very foolish or stupid person.
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Only a moron would leave the car keys in the ignition overnight.
He felt like a moron after realizing he'd been arguing about the wrong date.
A note on using this word
Moron was once a formal psychological classification but is now used only as an informal insult; the older clinical use is obsolete and considered offensive today.
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