see|mörön
wikipedia|Moron (psychology)
English

Etymology
From Greek m�ros 'foolish'.

Pronunciation
IPA|/m�r�n/

Noun
en-noun

1. obsolete A person of borderline intelligence in the former classification of mental retardation, having of an intelligence quotent of 50-69.
2. informal A person who makes uncool, unfunny, uninteresting, or irrelevant (see lame) attempts to impress others and draw attention to himself; especially in a flawed attempt to act like someone else.

Usage notes
Though originally a psychological, clinical, and medical term, it is currently used as a pejorative term against someone of low intelligence, or even as just a general pejorative. Current term for having an IQ between 50 and 69 is mild mental retardation.

Related terms
moronic

Translations
trans-top|a person of borderline intelligence
Finnish: t|fi|lievästi t|fi|kehitysvammainen
Hungarian: gyengeelméjű
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trans-top|a person who makes uncool attempts to impress others
Finnish: hölmö, tollo
Hungarian: hülye
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ttbc|Danish: sinke (1), åndssvag person (1)
ttbc|German: Schwachkopf m, Trottel m, Depp m
ttbc|Greek: (2) μ���� (moros) m, (1,2) ηλίθιο� (ilithios) m, (2) βλάκα� (vlakas) m, (1) διανοη�ικά καθ���ε�ημένο� (dianoitika kathisterimenos) m, (2) ά��ε�ο� (askhetos) m
ttbc|Interlingua: imbecille, idiota
ttbc|Italian: cretino m, deficiente m, idiota m, imbecille m, stupido m
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ttbc|Korean: �보 (babo) (1,2)
ttbc|Portuguese: retardado m, débil mental m, f, imbecil m, f, idiota m, f
ttbc|Romanian: retardat m, retardat� f, tâmpit m, tâmpit� f, imbecil m, imbecil� f, idiot m, idioat� f
ttbc|Spanish: subnormal m, f,retrasado m,retardado m, débil mental m, f, imbecil m, f, idiota m, f,baboso m
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