Definition
A foolish or clumsy person; a stupid or silly individual.
Etymology
Likely derived from 'gooney bird' (albatross), which was considered clumsy on land. The term became generalized to mean any silly person, possibly influenced by similar words like 'loony'.
Kelly Says
Gooney birds (albatrosses) are actually graceful fliers, but their comical waddling on land made sailors laugh—and somehow an elegant creature became slang for being a goof.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አን Tagen
ah-n ta-gen
CSČeština
idiot
ee-dee-ot
ELΕλληνικά
idiota
ee-dee-oh-tah
FISuomi
idiootti
ee-dee-oh-tee
FRFrançais
idiot
ee-dee-oh
HUMagyar
idióta
ee-dee-oh-tah
IDBahasa Indonesia
bodoh
bo-doh
ITItaliano
stupido
stoo-pee-doh
KO한국어
멍청이
meong-cheong-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
bodoh
bo-doh
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
idioot
ee-dee-oot
PLPolski
idiota
ee-dee-oh-tah
RUРусский
идиот
ee-dee-ot
SVSvenska
idiot
ee-dee-ot
SWKiswahili
mwenye akili duni
mwen-ye ah-kee-lee doo-nee
TEతెలుగు
మందగించిన వ్యక్తి
man-da-gin-ch-ee-na vyak-thee
UKУкраїнська
ідіот
ee-dee-ot
VITiếng Việt
ngu ngốc
ngu ngoc
ZUZU
isigqoko
ee-si-g-koh-koh