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To: spore-gasm
I think that sherlock just called you a moron, which according to jengaio is not an insult.
757 posted on 08/30/2002 11:33:09 AM PDT by Iwo Jima
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To: Iwo Jima
I think that sherlock just called you a moron, which according to jengaio is not an insult.

mo·ron (môr'ŏn', mōr'-)

n.

A stupid person; a dolt.

Psychology. A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education.

The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.

[From Greek mōron, neuter of mōros, stupid, foolish.]

mo·ron'ic (mə-rŏn'ĭk, mô-) adj.

mo·ron'i·cal·ly adv.

mo'ron'ism or mo·ron'i·ty (mə-rŏn'ĭ-tē, mô-) n.

760 posted on 08/30/2002 11:44:00 AM PDT by Neenah
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