village idiot
Community's resident dunce
The village idiot is a person regarded as the most foolish member of a community—historically, a simple-minded person tolerated and supported by a small town.
Now used figuratively to describe someone spectacularly incompetent or clueless: Even the village idiot could see that plan wouldn't work.
The phrase implies being so obviously foolish that everyone recognizes it.
Ludicrous, clumsy fool
halfwit · nitwit · numbskull · blockhead · bonehead · knucklehead · ignoramus · dullard
buffoon
Ludicrous, clumsy fool
dimwit · halfwit · nitwit · numbskull · blockhead · bonehead · knucklehead · ignoramus · dullard · oaf
buffoonery
Ludicrous or silly conduct
ridicule · derision · target · scorn · taunting · bullying · outcast · marginalized · ostracized · stigmatized
innocent
Free from moral wrong
unworldly · guileless · artless · ingenuous · childlike · unsophisticated · simple · green · callow · inexperienced
- dimwitsdimwit, dolt, dunce, moron, blockhead
- foolsfool, moron, fools, idiots, imbecile
- stock charactersvillain, sidekick, hero, damsel in distress, fool
- wise foolsjester, court fool, holy fool
- comedianscomedian, stand-up, comic, stand-up comic, standup comic
- comedy typesclown, satire, parody, farce, slapstick
village idiotgenius
Person of rare brilliance
sage · wise elder · intellectual · mastermind · scholar
village idiotwise elder
Knowledgeable older advisor
village elder · respected elder · pillar of the community · village chief · community leader
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