What Does Gormless Mean?

chiefly British. : lacking intelligence : stupid.

Is gormless offensive?

Meaning – Stupid or foolish. This slang is common British slang. ... This is obviously a negative expression and is mildly offensive.

Where does gormless come from?

Gaumless comes from the Scottish and Northern English word gaum, meaning “attention.” That means someone who's considered gormless is definitely not a person who's known for paying close attention to things. Writers in the 1800s and into the 1900s associated the word with the Northern English dialect.

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