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What are some disused words I can call my teenagers? (media.kbin.social)
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I've been calling them ne'er-do-wells lately, or sometimes layabouts.

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[–] palordrolap@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Not so much disused but rarely used these days:

  • Nincompoop. (Fun fact: it's a mangling of Latin "non compos mentis" = "not of sound mind")

  • Gibbering wretch.

  • Navel starer.

  • Halfwit.

  • Dunce

Actually rare / disused:

  • Flibbertygibbet. Means "airhead" which itself is a kind of weird word, but is better known. Both usually applied to girls and young women, but can also be used for males, etc.