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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dumbass idea" is correct and usable in written English, though it is informal and may be considered vulgar.
You can use it when expressing strong disapproval or criticism of an idea, typically in casual or conversational contexts.
Example: "I think we should reconsider our approach; that proposal is just a dumbass idea."
Alternatives: "a foolish idea" or "a ridiculous idea".
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But once you have people in shops actually coding it, it might be that was a dumbass idea.
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The National Rifle Association's call to place armed police officers in schools nationwide in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut massacre has been derided as "revolting, tone-deaf" (Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy) and even a "completely dumbass idea" (Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter).
God, I'm such a dumbass".
Me being a dumbass hillbilly, I didn't understand what was going on.
It was, he himself now recognises, "a dumbass" thing to do.
If you try to come up with a unified field theory about it, you sound like a dumbass.
In Macon, Georgia, on Monday, according to the Times, a man shouted out that President Obama was a "dumbass".
You didn't bring an umbrella, because you're a dumbass and didn't check the weather.
Then you go home and your friends know you and tell you what a dumbass you are.
The Facebook group called I don't care how comfortable Crocs are, you look like a dumbass has 1.55 million members.
Starring Kevin Bacon and Radha Mitchell as a couple whose autistic son brings home a terrifying supernatural force from the Grand Canyon, the film was described by the Guardian's Jordan Hoffman as a "dumbass, inexpensive horror flick" featuring "poorly rendered CG ghosts".
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