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Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: crétin, from French dialect cretin 'Christian, human being, type of mentally affected person who lives in the Alps', from Latin christianus 'Christian'

cretin

 noun
     
cret‧in [countable]
informal an offensive word for someone who is extremely stupid
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