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The phrase "that imbecile" 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 that imbecile forgot our meeting again."
Alternatives: "that fool" or "that idiot."
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Wife, children - and that imbecile, music".
There is something deeply personal to Chabrier about the phrase "that imbecile, music".
My God, why did I ever marry that imbecile who has now abandoned me?" She called Mohamed to witness: "I'm a prostitute!
In other words, unfettered access to non-obscene (i.e., nonsexual) excretory language is the unquestioned right of every red-blooded American moral imbecile, as long as that imbecile is a grownup.
And more importantly -- they had that imbecile.
That imbecile over in product management just got the promotion you wanted.
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That idiot imbecile Nicosia is writing a good novel.
It was an irreverent introduction to all things Yiddish, including a crash course in the endless list of Yiddish words that mean imbecile.
This article originally appeared on VICE US.
Hard to accept that these imbeciles represent the people in our government.
But he warned people not to lash out so harshly, quoting the French writer George Bernanos: "The intellectual is so often an imbecile that we should always take him for one until he proves the contrary".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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