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muppet

(ˈmʌpɪt)
n
slang a stupid person
[C20: from the name for the puppets used in the television programme The Muppet Show]
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Translations

muppet

[ˈmʌpɪt] n (British) (= idiot) → bouffon(ne) m/f
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