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numpty

/ˈnʌmpti/

numpty noun: an idiot, dolt or fool.

Noun

numpty (plural numpties)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory) An idiot, dolt or fool.
    • Trust me, he's Pakistani, because that's the average numpty's shorthand for Muslim.2010, Mick Herron, Slow Horses, page 119

numpty meaning in Bengali

numpty in Bengali

একজন নির্বোধ, মূর্খ, বোকা

Synonyms of numpty

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Forms of numpty

pluralnumpties
alternative formnumptie

Origin of numpty

Borrowed from Scots numpty (“fool, idiot”).

Words formed from numpty

Questions about numpty

What does numpty mean?
Numpty means an idiot, dolt or fool.
What is numpty in Bengali?
Numpty in Bengali is একজন নির্বোধ, মূর্খ, বোকা. See Numpty meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is numpty?
Numpty is a noun.
How do you pronounce numpty?
Numpty is pronounced /ˈnʌmpti/.
What is the plural of numpty?
The plural of numpty is numpties.

Words near numpty in the dictionary

  1. Numpad
  2. numps
  3. numpses
  4. numptie
  5. numpties
  6. numpty
  7. numptyish
  8. nums
  9. numskull
  10. numskulled
  11. numskulledness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: numpty (page history and authors); numpty (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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