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  • 121gander — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. male goose, drake, brant; see fowl , goose 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Informal. A quick look: blush, glance, glimpse, peek, peep. See SEE. 2. Informal. One deficient in judgment and good sense: ass, fool, idiot,… …

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  • 122goose — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. Types of geese include: gray, graylag, bean, pink footed, white fronted, snow, emperor, kelp, upland, black, barnacle, brant, Canada, Chinese, Egyptian, Orinoco. 2. [A stupid person] Syn. loony, dope, silly; see fool 1 . •… …

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  • 123imbecile — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dolt, bungler, idiot; see fool 1 , moron . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. idiot, moron, *retard, cretin, *pin head, simpleton, dimwit, fool, dolt, *mental midget, *dummy, *chowderhead, dope, blockhead, ignoramus. ANT.:… …

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  • 124mooncalf — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. idiot, simpleton, incompetent; see fool . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One deficient in judgment and good sense: ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool …

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  • 125cretin — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. idiot, imbecile, moron, *retard. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Slang. One deficient in judgment and good sense: ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton,… …

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  • 126ding-dong — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Slang. One deficient in judgment and good sense: ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool. Informal: dope, gander, goose. Slang: cretin, dip …

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  • 127ninny — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One deficient in judgment and good sense: ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool. Informal: dope, gander, goose. Slang: cretin, ding dong, dip,… …

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  • 128schmo — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Slang. One deficient in judgment and good sense: ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool. Informal: dope, gander, goose. Slang: cretin, ding …

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