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Noun: cretin kree-t(u)n [N. Amer], kre-tin [Brit]
Usage: offensive

A person of subnormal intelligence
- idiot, imbecile [informal], moron [informal], changeling [archaic], half-wit [informal], eejit [UK, Ireland, dialect], plank [Brit, informal], thickie [Brit, informal], thicko [informal]

Derived forms: cretins

See also: dolt [informal], dullard, meatball [N. Amer, informal], pillock [Brit, informal], pudden-head [US, informal], pudding head [informal], stupe [N. Amer, informal], stupid, stupid person

Type of: simple [archaic], simpleton

Encyclopedia: Cretin

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