induhvidual

induhvidual
n.
A stupid person; a person who does or says something stupid.
Example Citation:
"The deliciously ironic bit, though, was the comment from a Transit Workers Union representative who thought Muni drivers would experience less stress. These are the same induhviduals who can't be bothered to pull their behemoths into the block-long bus zones fiercely defended by $250 fines."
— Kim L. Serkes, "Draconian Plan," The San Francisco Chronicle, November 30, 1999
Notes:
Today's word has made it to the mainstream largely as a result of the efforts of Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip/media empire. He asked the readers of his newsletter to come up with a name for stupid people (which he more or less defined as people who don't read Dilbert!). Here's what happened:
"In the last newsletter I asked what we should call people who are not in the DNRC [Dogbert's New Ruling Class]. The rules were that the name should sound harmless to them but we would recognize it as a clever insult. I didn't specify that the name had to be sophomoric, but most of you accurately surmised that I would rate those suggestions higher. Hundreds of suggestions poured in.
And the winner is:
*** In-duh-viduals ***
As promised, sainthood has been bestowed on the winner, Saint Heather of Beantown."
— Scott Adams, Dilbert Newsletter \#6, June, 1995
Ever since then, his monthly newsletter has included a section titled "True Tales of Induhviduals" that features stories of stupid people saying and doing stupid things.
Related Words: Categories:

New words. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Induhvidual — A person lacking intelligence. Coined by Dilbert fans. Can be used to a foolish person s face without risking physical harm. Me: You re quite an induhvidual, Tim. Tim: Thank you …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Induhvidual — A person lacking intelligence. Coined by Dilbert fans. Can be used to a foolish person s face without risking physical harm. Me: You re quite an induhvidual, Tim. Tim: Thank you …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Dilbert — This article is about the Dilbert comic strip. For other uses, see Dilbert (disambiguation). Dilbert Announcement of changes in company password policy. From left: the Pointy Haired Boss, Dilbert, Alice, and Wally (Pub. September 10, 2005) …   Wikipedia

  • Scott Adams — For other people named Scott Adams, see Scott Adams (disambiguation). Scott Adams Scott Adams, June 2007 Born Scott Raymond Adams June 8, 1957 (1957 0 …   Wikipedia

  • Dogbert's New Ruling Class — Dogbert s New Ruling Class, or DNRC, is the official Dilbert fan club. It is a group of people who, according to Dilbert author Scott Adams, will form the new ruling elite once Dogbert conquers the Earth. DNRC members (defined in effect by their… …   Wikipedia

  • 404 — (fohr.oh.fohr) adj. Relating to a person who is out of touch or clueless. Example Citation: It s rather silly that teen flicks are racking up huge box office numbers and Hollywood s acting like it s some earth shattering phenomenon. Studio execs …   New words

  • Hanlon's Razor — (HAN.lunz ray.zur) idiom. A principle, used most often in computing circles, that says Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Example Citation: But faulty forecasts, here in Ireland anyway, are never, ever… …   New words

  • Insults — 404 anus envy arm candy banalysis barking head bashtag big hair house biostitute …   New words

  • People — 99er adultescent agritourist alpha earner alpha geek alpha girl alpha pup altruistic donor …   New words

  • bozo explosion — n. The large number of inept employees that a company ends up with when it hires an incompetent executive, who in turn hires incompetent managers, who then hire incompetent workers. Example Citation: In the chapter about designing the original… …   New words

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”