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Discover LudwigThe phrase "that idiot" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to refer to someone in a derogatory manner, often expressing frustration or disdain.
Example: "I can't believe he forgot the meeting again; that idiot never pays attention."
Alternatives: "that fool" or "that moron."
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Even that idiot Piers Morgan tried it on me.
At that point in time, the vast majority of people were screaming 'get that idiot off'.
At music industry parties, Cowell is greeted with: "Oh, you're that idiot who signs that shit".
But even Jeremy Paxman thought that "idiot" was not a satisfactory substitute.
WHO'S that idiot with the titanic carry-on bag that ought to have gone in the hold?
I used to think that games were a great storytelling medium, potentially, and that idiot writers were fucking it up.
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"With my experience of social media, I thought that idiots were going to idiot," she says.
The havoc that idiots with guns can create is endlessly on display.
It is somehow reassuring to know that idiots and bores are the same throughout the ages.
"With my experience of social media, I thought that idiots were going to idiot," she said in an interview with the Observer.
Monopoly: A term that idiots like to throw around to sound smart at parties, but really they don't know what the hell they're talking about.
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