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недотёпа — meaning in English

nedotyopa

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English meaning

  • duffer noun An unskilled, clumsy, or incompetent person, especially at a sport.
  • klutz noun A clumsy or awkward person.
  • rube noun (informal, often derogatory) An unsophisticated or naive person, especially someone from the countryside.
  • simpleton noun A person who lacks common sense or shows poor judgement; a foolish person.
  • wuss noun An informal, slightly mocking word for someone seen as weak, timid, or easily scared.

Senses

недотёпа is used for these senses in English:

  • duffer (informal) An incompetent, indolent, or clumsy person.
  • klutz (US, pejorative) A clumsy or stupid person.
  • rube (pejorative) An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.
  • simpleton (informal, pejorative) A simple-minded person lacking common sense.
  • wuss (slang, mildly, derogatory) A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.

duffer — full definition

  1. noun An unskilled, clumsy, or incompetent person, especially at a sport.
  2. noun (dated) A peddler who sells cheap, shoddy, or fake goods.

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