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idiots

“idiots” is a Latvian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. idiot (person with extremely serious problems in their mental development)
  2. (male) fool, stupid man

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one's own, pertaining to oneself, private”); ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs) was used derisively in ancient Athens to refer to one who declined to take part in public life.

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