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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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Frey | | [frei] | |
| Hubbard | | ['hʌbəd] | |
| Hoshiko | | ho-shee-ko | Japanese |
| Myung | | myung | Korean |
| Aglaia | | ə-GLAY-ə (English), ə-GLIE-ə (English) | Greek Mythology, Greek |
| Dariya | | DAH-ree-yah | Ukrainian |