cidiot
/ˈsɪd.i.(j)ɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Probably one of them cidiot hunters fooling around, firing off pot shots any which way."
- "Not a typical cidiot, he was self-employed and thinking of relocating here to be closer to her."
- "Only an idiot, like this roofer from the city, would drive his truck out on the ice. A cidiot."
- "A 'cidiot,' I believe we're called by the locals?"
- "“Hey, watch it buddy, technically I'm a cidiot.” “Present company excluded. You may be from the city but I'm sure you don't act like the rest of the city idiots.""
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-der. Proto-Italic *keiwis Latin ceivis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin ceivitās Late Latin cīvitātem (city) Old French citetbor. Middle English cite English city Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *swéd-yo-s Proto-Hellenic *hwédios Ancient Greek ἴδιος (ídios) Ancient Greek -ώτης (-ṓtēs) Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs) Latin idiotabor. Old French idiotebor. Middle English ydiote English idiot blend English cidiot Blend of city + idiot.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɪd.i.(j)ɪt/
- British English: /ˈsɪd.i.(j)ɪt/