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
GreetKHRAY:T (Dutch)Dutch, Limburgish
TomÁSto-MAHS (Spanish), too-MASH (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese, Irish
LirLEERIrish Mythology
Lila (2)LIE-ləEnglish
Magdolna-Hungarian
Felicityfi-LIS-i-teeEnglish