Noun: numpty númp-tee
Usage: UK, informal
Usage: UK, informal
- 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], yo-yo [N. Amer, informal], noodle [informal], nellie [informal], dingleberry [US, informal], donkey [informal], nelly [informal], dufus [N. Amer, informal], simp [N. Amer, informal]
Derived forms: numpties
Type of: simple [archaic], simpleton
Encyclopedia: Numpty