Noun: cretin kree-t(u)n [N. Amer], kre-tin [Brit]
Usage: offensive, informal
Usage: offensive, informal
- A person of subnormal intelligence
"The term 'cretin' is now considered offensive and outdated in clinical contexts";
- 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 [informal], stupid person
Type of: simple [archaic], simpleton
Encyclopedia: Cretin