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1. A stupid incompetent person
   "He's a bit of a numpty, but who in management isn't?";
   - dimwit [informal], nitwit [informal], half-wit [informal], doofus [N. Amer, informal], nelly [informal], donkey [informal], nellie [informal], dingleberry [US, informal], noodle [informal], yo-yo [N. Amer, informal], dufus [N. Amer, informal], simp [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: numpties

Type of: simple [archaic], simpleton

Encyclopedia: Numpty