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numpty

nump ty |ˈnəm (p )tē ˈnəmpti | ▶noun ( pl. numpties ) Brit. informal a stupid or ineffectual person. ORIGIN 1980s: from obsolete numps, ‘a stupid person, ’ of unknown origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

numpty

numpty |ˈnʌmpti | ▶noun ( pl. numpties ) Scottish informal a stupid or ineffectual person. ORIGIN 1980s: from obsolete numps ‘a stupid person ’, of unknown origin.