half-grown idiot


a way to insult an exceptionally stupid and naive person; meant to imply that they have not yet graduated to being a full-grown idiot.

early to mid 1900’s colloquialism from south-central rural pennsylvania.
boy, i’ll tell ya’… that bob johnson down the street must be some kinda’ half-grown idiot!

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