idioticy

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English

Etymology

From idiot +‎ -i- +‎ -cy.

Noun

idioticy (countable and uncountable, plural idioticies)

  1. (uncountable, nonstandard, derogatory) Idiocy.
    • 1998 February 25, Richard Bishop, “Vegetarian & Religion”, in talk.politics.animals (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-09:
      The 'Jesus is a vegetarian' idioticy is on a par with the teetotalers' attempt to say he never drank wine.
    • 1998 November 6, John Bobson, “Beginner question about switching. Please help.”, in sci.electronics.basics (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-09:
      Please excuse my idioticy, but how is S1 and S2 wired (in series with each other?), and what is the not in between.
    • 1998 November 6, Matt Jones, “Beginner question about switching. Please help.”, in sci.electronics.basics (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-09:
      The idioticy was all mine. I should have drawn it better.
    • 2001 June 24, Drencrom Droog, “OGE Regarding Bruford”, in rec.music.progressive (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-09:
      >Drencrom Droog come on down:
      >
      Where to? Your level of idioticy?
      Or are you a queer-bait, mule humper?
    • 2013 May 8, rotchm, “Re: Still based on Postulates, Not Facts”, in sci.physics (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-09:
      Obviously you are over-emphasizing your idioticy to rationalize your idioticy that you cant accept.
      Quite a pathetic way to survive.
  2. (countable, nonstandard, derogatory) An idiotic statement or action.
    • 1995 September 20, Tero Niemi, “Teleport -> Telefax”, in rec.arts.sf.science (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-09:
      Human mind get's used to its own idioticies.
    • 2009 April 24, misanthropic_curmudgeon, “An explanation for Easter”, in nz.soc.religion (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-09:
      Add this to the list of idioticies above you present for all to see and mock!
    • 2013 April 8, rotchm, “A Note About Clocks”, in sci.physics.relativity (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-09:
      LOL, you are still standing by your idioticies. Wilson's claim may have been just an oversight. But your understanding of the situation, of the notion of "time interval", is totally beyond your comprehension. Google once again kept record or your ignorance and stupidity.

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