Simpleton
WordNet

noun


(1)   A person lacking intelligence or common sense
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Etymology


simple + -ton. Abbreviation of simple Tony or Anthony (Grose 1811 Dictionary).

Quotations

  • 2001Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, p 92
    The stranger had crossed a sacred line. He had mentioned the men's mothers. Nothing could get him out of a beating now, even the fact that he was obviously a simpleton. Albeit a simpleton with a good vocabulary.
 
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