cretin

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cretin
    n 1: a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: {idiot},
         {imbecile}, {cretin}, {moron}, {changeling}, {half-wit},
         {retard}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cretin \Cre"tin\ (kr[=e]"t[i^]n), n. [F. cr['e]tin; of uncertain
   origin.]
   One afflicted with cretinism.
   [1913 Webster]

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

cretin
 /kret'in/, /kree'tn/, n.

   Congenital {loser}; an obnoxious person; someone who can't do anything
   right. It has been observed that many American hackers tend to favor
   the British pronunciation /kret'in/ over standard American /kree'tn/;
   it is thought this may be due to the insidious phonetic influence of
   Monty Python's Flying Circus.

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "cretin":
      ament, born fool, clot, congenital idiot, defective, golem,
      half-wit, idiot, imbecile, juggins, mongoloid idiot, moron,
      natural, natural idiot, natural-born fool, simp, simpleton, zany,
      zombie

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