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Definitions for moron
ˈmɔr ɒn, ˈmoʊr-mo·ron

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retardnoun

    a person of subnormal intelligence

  2. Moronnoun

    a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires

GCIDE

  1. Moronnoun

    (Pedagogy) A mentally retarded person whose intellectual development proceeds normally up to about the eighth year of age and is then arrested so that there is little or no further development; an adult having the mental development of an 8-to-12-year old. A moron is considered capable of doing routine work under supervision.

Wiktionary

  1. moronnoun

    A person of borderline intelligence in the former classification of mental retardation, having of an intelligence quotient of 50-69.

  2. moronnoun

    A person who makes uncool, unfunny, uninteresting, or irrelevant (see lame) attempts to impress others and draw attention to himself, especially in a flawed attempt to act like someone else.

  3. moronnoun

    An idiot.

  4. Etymology: From μωρός.

ChatGPT

  1. moron

    A moron is a term, often used as an insult, to refer to someone who is seen as behaving in a stupid or foolish way. It is derived from a now outdated term formerly used in psychology to refer to a person with a significantly lower than average general intellectual functioning.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. moron

    A town of Andalusia, Spain, about 32 miles northeast of Seville. On a hill east of the town are the ruins of an ancient castle erected by the Moors, which was one of the most important strongholds in Spain for several centuries. It was blown up by the French in 1812.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MORON

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Moron is ranked #24404 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Moron surname appeared 1,026 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Moron.

    85.4% or 877 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    9.2% or 95 total occurrences were White.
    4.2% or 44 total occurrences were Black.
    0.5% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of moron in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of moron in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of moron in a Sentence

  1. Dmitry Rogozin:

    Get off, you moron ! otherwise, the death of International Space Station will be on your conscience.

  2. Fabrice:

    To be thought to be a moron to the eyes of an idiot is a gourmet's sensual delight!

  3. Dmitry Rogozin:

    Get off, you moron ! otherwise, the death of the International Space Station will be on your conscience.

  4. Don Blankenship:

    They are calling me a bigot, a moron, a despicable character and mentally ill, but even if all of this is true, I will do a better job than they have done.

  5. Ben Stern:

    I told you not to be stupid you moron.

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