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Moron   Listen
noun
Moron  n.  
1.
(Pedagogy) A mentally retarded person whose intellectual development proceeds normally up to about the eighth year of age and is then arrested so that there is little or no further development; an adult having the mental development of an 8-to-12-year old. A moron is considered capable of doing routine work under supervision.
2.
Hence, a very stupid person. (informal, derogatory)






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"Moron" Quotes from Famous Books



... the poet, dryly, when Moron-val handed him the coquettish perfumed note. Then the principal grew very angry, as he saw his plans frustrated. "Why would not D'Argenton ...
— Jack - 1877 • Alphonse Daudet

... with three large pieces of artillery; the frigate "La Tortuga;" and fifteen praus manned by natives of Cubu and of the island of Panay. The officers who accompanied the master-of-camp were Captain Joan de Salzedo [22] (grandson of the governor), Sergeant-major Juan de Moron, Ensign-major Amador de Rriaran, the high constable Graviel de Rribera, ...
— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 - Volume III, 1569-1576 • E.H. Blair



Words linked to "Moron" :   moronic, city, half-wit, changeling, cretin, mongoloid, Argentine Republic, urban center, idiot, retard, simpleton, imbecile



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