nimrods

Clumsy oafs, colloquially

Nimrods is the plural of nimrod, a word with divergent meanings.

The original sense, from the biblical hunter Nimrod, means a skilled hunter or sportsman—still used this way in some contexts.

In American slang, nimrod means a fool or idiot: Those nimrods locked themselves out again.

The insult sense likely spread through Bugs Bunny cartoons, where the rabbit sarcastically called Elmer Fudd "nimrod."

incompetent

bungler

Inept person

bumbler · screwup · botcher · fumbler · hack · butterfingers · duffer · clodhopper · lummox · goof

insult

idiot

Foolish, senseless person

  • foolUnwise, gullible person
  • moronWitless, dense person
  • dunceSlow-witted person

dimwit · blockhead · bonehead · numbskull · nitwit · ignoramus · simpleton · dolt · nincompoop · knucklehead

hunter

archer

One who shoots arrows

stalker · woodsman · outdoorsman · marksman · trapper · sportsman · safari · quarry · prey · venison

Opposites
intelligence/competence

nimrodsgeniuses

Exceptionally gifted intellects

masterminds · intellectuals · brainiacs · savants · prodigies

hunting skill

nimrodsbunglers

Those who fail clumsily

incompetents · amateurs · novices · greenhorns · klutzes

Family

nimrod

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Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG