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idioticy

idioticy noun: idiocy.

Noun

idioticy (countable and uncountable, plural idioticies)

  1. (derogatory, nonstandard, uncountable) Idiocy.
    • The 'Jesus is a vegetarian' idioticy is on a par with the teetotalers' attempt to say he never drank wine.1998 February 25, Richard Bishop, “Vegetarian & Religion”, in talk.politics.animals (Usenet), retrieved 09 Apr 2022
    • Please excuse my idioticy, but how is S1 and S2 wired (in series with each other?), and what is the not in between.1998 November 6, John Bobson, “Beginner question about switching. Please help.”, in sci.electronics.basics (Usenet), retrieved 09 Apr 2022
  2. (countable, derogatory, nonstandard) An idiotic statement or action.
    • Human mind get's used to its own idioticies.1995 September 20, Tero Niemi, “Teleport -> Telefax”, in rec.arts.sf.science (Usenet), retrieved 09 Apr 2022
    • Add this to the list of idioticies above you present for all to see and mock!2009 April 24, misanthropic_curmudgeon, “An explanation for Easter”, in nz.soc.religion (Usenet), retrieved 09 Apr 2022

Forms of idioticy

pluralidioticies

Origin of idioticy

From idiot + -i- + -cy.

Questions about idioticy

What does idioticy mean?
Idioticy means idiocy.
What part of speech is idioticy?
Idioticy is a noun.
What is the plural of idioticy?
The plural of idioticy is idioticies.

Words near idioticy in the dictionary

  1. idioticity
  2. idiotick
  3. idioticness
  4. idioticon
  5. idioticons
  6. idioticy
  7. idiotish
  8. idiotism
  9. idiotisms
  10. idiotist
  11. idiotistic

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