4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cretin \Cre"tin\ (kr[=e]"t[i^]n), n. [F. cr['e]tin; of uncertain origin.] One afflicted with cretinism. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: cretin n : a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: {idiot}, {imbecile}, {moron}, {changeling}, {half-wit}, {retard}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 19 Moby Thesaurus words for "cretin": ament, born fool, clot, congenital idiot, defective, golem, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, juggins, mongoloid idiot, moron, natural, natural idiot, natural-born fool, simp, simpleton, zany, zombie From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]: cretin /kret'in/ or /kree'tn/ n. Congenital {loser}; an obnoxious person; someone who can't do anything right. It has been observed that many American hackers tend to favor the British pronunciation /kret'in/ over standard American /kree'tn/; it is thought this may be due to the insidious phonetic influence of Monty Python's Flying Circus.
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