babbling idiot



babbling idiot

A person who talks excessively without making sense or saying anything of importance, sarcastically and derogatorily likened to someone with a mental deficiency. Maurice just rattled on and on like a babbling idiot last night about his schemes to get rich. I must have sounded like a babbling idiot from the way I talked about the new house.
See also: idiot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LottaLOT-tah (Finnish)Swedish, Finnish
Clayton['kleitn]
DÀIbhidh-Scottish
Samiya-Arabic
BentonBEN-tənEnglish
Tsetseg-Mongolian