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fuckwittery en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree English fuckwit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English fuckwittery From fuckwit + -ery.

Meanings

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, offensive, slang, uncountable, vulgar) Behaviour of a fuckwit; irksome foolishness.
    • ...the 'sameness argument' — 'challenge this whole fuckwittery about "I treat everybody the same'". 2002, Adrian Coyle, Celia Kitzinger, Lesbian and Gay Psychology: New Perspectives:
    • That claim summed up the utter fuckwittery of horoscopes. It implied that either (i) all horoscopes prior to that were totally wrong... 2005, Tim Worstall, 2005: Dispatches from the Blogosphere:
    • "How the hell are we supposed to help them when they've got gold medals in fuckwittery — answer that, Sherlock!" She slammed her briefcase down... 2005, Ian Rankin, Fleshmarket Alley:
    • I've got a degree in total fuckwittery, but why is that a material fact, Richard? Nobody has denied that Lady Draycott was Joseph Pilgrim's mistress. 2001, Andy McSmith, Innocent in the House:
    • ...and 'Three Lions' jingoistic fuckwittery that went on to lay karmic waste to record labels, live venues and rock mag institutions alike. 2004, Garry Mulholland, This Is Uncool: The 500 Greatest Singles Since Punk and Disco:

Relateds

fuckwittedness · fuckwit · fuckwitted

Synonyms

fucktardery · fuckwaddery