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придурок (a foolish, clumsy or unfortunate person. Since the appearance of the books and television puppets of the same name in the early 1970s, the word has been appropriated, particularly by schoolchildren, to refer to someone considered feeble, contemptible or a misfit. Gonk and muppet, both names of grotesque creatures, have been used with the same connotations: She hangs around with wombles (Recorded, schoolgirl, London, 1986 Taras); дурак (a fool, a socially unacceptable individual Taras); недоумок (Taras); тупица (Taras); балда (Taras) |
