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Definition of numpty
numpty 
noun
- idiot; fool.
What a numpty!
Why is everyone in my office a numpty?
- See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent person, idiot.
Last edited on Mar 13 2011. Submitted by Pen B. from London, Greater London, UK on Apr 08 2002.
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