morons

Noun (1)

moron (plural morons)

1. (derogatory, informal) A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
   • “I misjudged you,” Harvey said. You’re not a moron. You’re only a case of arrested development.1926 October 22, Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises

   Synonyms:

   imbecile, idiot, retard, maroon, alcatote, asshat, arsehole, asshole, bayard, berk

2. (dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.

   Synonyms:

   imbecile, idiot, retard

Noun (2)

moron (plural morons)

1. A hypothetical particle whose existence and configuration can make a moral judgment true.
   • Encouraged by this solution to the puzzle in the case of judgments about our manifest surroundings, one might hope that a similar solution can be offered to the parallel puzzle concerning normative judgments. One example of this solution might be to affirm the existence of what Dworkin calls morons...2016, Sharon Street, “Chapter 12: Objectivity and Truth: You'd Better Rethink It”, in Russ Shafer-Landau, editor, Oxford Studies in Metaethics, volume 11, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 308-309

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