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idiotery

idiotery noun: synonym of idiocy.

Noun

idiotery (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Synonym of idiocy.
    • Of course, it's not perfect over here, but one of the reasons this is a rather boring country is the fact that most people can be whatever they want and are left in their own idiotery1998 July 24, inge, “freedom”, in soc.women.lesbian-and-bi (Usenet)
    • Count that as your ignorant "idiotery".2001 May 24, ZETA, “FUNDAMENTAL ABSURDITY OF ISLAM”, in alt.religion.islam (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    idiocy

Synonyms of idiotery

Origin of idiotery

From idiot + -ery.

Questions about idiotery

What does idiotery mean?
Idiotery means synonym of idiocy.
What part of speech is idiotery?
Idiotery is a noun.

Words near idiotery in the dictionary

  1. idiotacy
  2. idiotas
  3. idiotcies
  4. idiotcy
  5. idioted
  6. idiotery
  7. idiotese
  8. idiotfest
  9. idiotfests
  10. idiothermic
  11. idiothetic

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