In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
stupids
plural of stupid
(slang, humorous, with definite article) Stupidity; an instance of foolishness.
I had an attack of the stupids and accidentally locked myself out of the house.
Source: Wiktionary
Stu"pid, a. Etym: [L. stupidus, fr. stupere to be stupefied: cf. F. stupide.]
1. Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; -- said of persons. O that men . . . should be so stupid grown . . . As to forsake the living God! Milton. With wild surprise, A moment stupid, motionless he stood. Thomson.
2. Resulting from, or evincing, stupidity; formed without skill or genius; dull; heavy; -- said of things. Observe what loads of stupid rhymes Oppress us in corrupted times. Swift.
Syn.
– Simple; insensible; sluggish; senseless; doltish; sottish; dull; heavy; clodpated.
– Stu"pid*ly, adv.
– Stu"pid*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 December 2024
(noun) a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.