Cretin

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.