Word of the Day – Numpty

Numpty (noun)

nump-tee

A stupid or ineffectual person: Someone who (sometimes unwittingly) by speech or action demonstrates a lack of knowledge or misconception of a particular subject or situation to the amusement of others.

1980s: of Scottish origin, perhaps an alteration of numbskull, with the ending remodelled on the pattern of Humpty Dumpty.

Example sentences

“And they wonder why everyone thinks politicians are such numpties?”

“For a few minutes I felt like a complete numpty, then I got into it.”