cretin
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"Why do you sacrifice your dignity for this cretin?"
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2023
Mr. McNally originally tore into Mr. Corden, calling the comedian a “tiny cretin of a man” for two separate incidents where he was cantankerous with the wait staff.
From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2022
Jon Gruden is sports’ latest cretin in our midst.
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021
It has come to my attention that Playboy Germany has come out with an article in which I have called Tarantino a cretin and consider his films garbage.
From Slate • Nov. 11, 2018
Some cretin psychoanalyst would attempt to comprehend the singularity of his worldview.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing cretin
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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