I was looking up defintions for moron online and I came up with some surprising results.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 A person having the mental age of 8 to 12 years *who is capable of doing routine work under supervision. [eg Foolish]

www.greaterthings.com/Word-Number/AreaCodes/801_Mormons/Mormon_English.htm





Moron:*Originally a scientific term, coined by psychologist Henry Goddard from a Greek word meaning "foolish", and used to describe a person with a genetically determined mental age between 8 and 12 on the Binet scale. It was also once applied to people with an IQ of 51-70 and was a step up from "imbecile" (IQ of 26-50) and two steps up from "idiot" (IQ of 0-25). ...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moron

 

 

 

So when I call my 12 year old sister a moron its true, she truely is a moron.

 

 

 

What did you think moron ment? I thought it was just a word people used because they were to stupid to say anything intellectual.

 

 

 

Can you think of any other misunderstood words?

 

Can you think of any other misunderstood words?

 

 

 

Dork. Often used as a weak insult to call someone stupid. Really a Whale Penis.

 

 

 

 

 

Dumb. Often means same thing as dork, really means your mute.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rose

I actually knew that one for moron. ^_^

 

There's a few like this. I've got a few English notes on the topic, I'll try to dig them up.

Crap.

 

The person who invented the portapody last name was Crapper. So people eventually started saying they are going to the crapper(slang named after it's inventor).

can't say i knew that, also can't say i'd be bothered to look it up. :

Haha I didnt know this. I always thought it just meant a complete idiot.

 

Yea Bubsa if you have anymore post them, I think they're pretty interesting.

Crap.

 

The person who invented the portapody last name was Crapper. So people eventually started saying they are going to the crapper(slang named after it's inventor).

 

 

 

That isn't true - the word crap had been in circulation since long before he was born.

 

 

 

Wikipedia page on Thomas Crapper[/url]":3qbz6tpu]Despite urban legend, Crapper did not invent the flush toilet (the myth being helped by the surname). However, Crapper put in much effort to popularise it and did come up with some related inventions. He was noted for the quality of his products and received several Royal Warrants. The noun "crap" was in use long before he was born.

 

 

 

Wikipedia page on crap[/url]":3qbz6tpu]The word "crap" is old in the English language, one of a group of nouns applied to discarded cast offs, like "residue from renderings" (1490s) or in Shropshire, "dregs of beer or ale", meanings probably extended from Middle English crappe "chaff, or grain that has been trodden underfoot in a barn" (c. 1440), deriving ultimately from Late Latin crappa, "chaff".

Haha I didnt know this. I always thought it just meant a complete idiot.

 

Yea Bubsa if you have anymore post them, I think they're pretty interesting.

 

 

 

 

 

your a recher and you dont know what moron means... whats the world comming to? :ohnoes:

Nerd and geek. They're usually used as insults now, but they mean someone smart. So it's a nice insult. :)

 

(Why were you looking up definitions of moron in the first place? Just curious...)

Umm, kinda of a obvious one. Chicken. People say if you are scared, then your a chicken. It's actually an animal (Der).

 

 

 

And I'm lucky that I'm 13, I'm no longer a moron!!!

Your sister's mental age might not be 12, though. :wink:

have yer tried "derka derka"

have yer tried "derka derka"

 

 

 

You are hopeless. What is it with you and "derka derka munja jahid" or what not. It's like...EVERYWHERE!

Btw, in case you didn't realize, the definition you gave of "moron" is something of an attempting-to-be-precise explanation of someone who is mentally challenged. So, while according to that dictionary's definition, your sister might be a "moron," the actual origins of the word don't point to that meaning at all.

Moron- provential-whatevertherestofthewordis- capital of Mongolia or Persia or some other country. :P Anyone read 'Maggot Pie, Jiggy McCue?'

Moron- provential-whatevertherestofthewordis- capital of Mongolia or Persia or some other country. :P Anyone read 'Maggot Pie, Jiggy McCue?'

 

 

 

Lol, Persia isn't a country. Neither are Latin or Africa like Bush sometimes likes to think. But the place is indeed in Mongolia and it's spelled "MÃÆÃâÃâörÃÆÃâÃâön". In Spain they also have a town called "MorÃÆÃâÃâón", and Moron is also guy in the book of Mormon. Also many morons post on forums.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is an image from the M̮̦̉̉r̮̦̉̉n airport (click to enlarge), and you can hopefully make your own decision about it. A walmart in North Dakota is probably 20 times larger. It's not exactly the capital, which by the way is Ulan Bator (Ulanbataar). This town has just some 30k inhabitants but is the biggest place in the north of their country.

 

 

 

Wikipedia page on crap

 

 

 

You just made me feel like the internet is truly full of useless garbage... :lol:

 

Lol, Persia isn't a country.

 

 

Isn't Iran the same thing as Persia? I mean that it used to be Persia. I guess I could be wrong about this one.

 

Lol, Persia isn't a country.

 

 

Isn't Iran the same thing as Persia? I mean that it used to be Persia. I guess I could be wrong about this one.

 

 

 

iran was part of the persian empire

I just went and called my sister a moron! :thumbsup: