kretén — meaning in English

English meaning

• cretin noun An insulting term for a stupid or foolish person.
• douchebag noun An obnoxious, arrogant, or unpleasant person (slang).
• jerk verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.

Senses

kretén is used for these senses in English:

• cretin (medicine, archaic) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism. [from 1779]
• douchebag (figuratively, US, _, slang, vulgar)
• jerk (originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.

douchebag — full definition

1. noun An obnoxious, arrogant, or unpleasant person (slang).
2. noun A bag or container used to hold fluid for a douche.

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