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馬鹿 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • eejit noun An idiot; a fool; an imbecile.
  • fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  • foolish adj Lacking good sense; unwise or silly.
  • idiot noun A foolish or stupid person, or someone who makes a very poor decision.
  • idiotic adj Extremely foolish or senseless.
  • silly adjective Foolish or lacking good sense; done or said in a way that invites laughter.
  • stupid adj Lacking intelligence or common sense.
  • tit noun A small songbird found across Europe and Asia, such as the chickadee family.

Senses

馬鹿 is used for these senses in English:

  • eejit (Ireland, Scotland, Mid-Ulster English, pejorative) An idiot; a fool; an imbecile.
  • fool (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
  • foolish (of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
  • idiot (pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
  • idiotic (of a person or animal) Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.
  • silly Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
  • silly Mentally simple, foolish, particularly:
  • silly (cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.

fool — full definition

  1. noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  2. noun Historically, a jester employed to entertain a royal court.
  3. verb To trick or deceive someone.
  4. noun A British dessert made of pureed fruit folded into cream or custard.

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