nigaud

French

Etymology

From Nigodème, variant of Nicodème (“Nicodemus”).

Adjective

nigaud (feminine singular nigaude, masculine plural nigauds, feminine plural nigaudes)

silly, dimwitted

Noun

nigaud m (plural nigauds)

nincompoop, goof, nitwit

Derived terms

attrape-nigaud

Further reading

“nigaud” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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