Village-idiot Definition

noun

(UK) A person widely known in their community for their stupidity and ignorant behaviour.

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Other Word Forms of Village-idiot

Noun

Singular:
village-idiot
Plural:
village-idiots

Origin of Village-idiot

  • The term first appears in the preface to George Bernard Shaw's play Major Barbara, which opened in 1907. Shaw discusses how some people have treated madness or idiocy as a source of humor, remarking that "I myself have had a village idiot exhibited to me as something irresistibly funny."

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VVIVIL

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TOTIOT

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