cretin /kret'in/ or /kree'tn/ n.
Congenital loser; an obnoxious
person; someone who can't do anything right. It has been observed
that many American hackers tend to favor the British
pronunciation /kret'in/ over standard American /kree'tn/; it is
thought this may be due to the insidious phonetic influence of
Monty Python's Flying Circus.
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cretinous /kret'n-*s/ or /kreet'n-*s/ adj.
Wrong; stupid; non-functional; very poorly designed. Also used
pejoratively of people. See dread high-bit disease for
an example. Approximate synonyms: bletcherous, bagbiting losing, brain-damaged.