menso

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (Central-America, Mexico, offensive) foolish, dull
  2. (Central-America, Mexico, offensive) distracted, absent-minded
  3. (Mexico, offensive) ignorant
  4. (Mexico, offensive) inexpert
  5. (Mexico, offensive) timid, shy
  6. (Mexico, offensive) ingenuous, naive

Tegenovergesteld aan
aguzado, brillante, inteligente, listo, atento, concentrado, conocedor, sabio, experto, perito, aventado, decidido, valiente, colmilludo, sagaz
Met koppelteken als
men‧so
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈmenso/
Etymologie (Engels)

Arguably taken from Latin mēnsa (“table”); it is thought that medieval monks used the names of inanimate objects in disparaging reference to illiterate or non‐discerning people, partially out of a desire to not use an explicitly pejorative insult as would be forbidden by their canons.

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