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dwaas — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cockamamie adj Ridiculous, implausible, or poorly thought out.
  • daft adj Foolish, silly, or lacking good sense.
  • fatuous adj Obnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
  • fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  • fruitcake noun A dense cake made with dried fruit, nuts, and spices, often served at Christmas or weddings.

Senses

dwaas is used for these senses in English:

  • cockamamie (informal) Foolish, ill-considered, silly, unbelievable.
  • cockamamie A foolish or ridiculous person.
  • daft (chiefly, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Foolish, silly, stupid.
  • fatuous Obnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
  • fool (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
  • fool (tarot, often, capitalized, _, Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
  • fruitcake (colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person. [from 1950s]

daft — full definition

  1. adj Foolish, silly, or lacking good sense.
  2. adj Mentally unwell or acting irrationally; crazy.

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