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: A colloquial or derogatory shortening of the word stupid , used as a noun to describe a person who lacks intelligence. Etymology & Origins The word has two distinct historical paths:

: First recorded between 1755 and 1765 as a simple shortening of "stupid". Pop Culture Reference

In modern entertainment, is a character from the viral franchise Dumb Ways to Die . He is a green, capsule-shaped bean often depicted as a pilot who frequently faces comical, gruesome deaths, such as being decapitated by a plane or crashing into the ground.

: A soft cloth, often flannel, soaked in hot water and typically medicated (e.g., with turpentine) to be used as a compress . It is applied externally to relieve pain or stimulate circulation through counterirritation.

: Derived from the Middle English stupe , which comes from the Latin stupa or stuppa (meaning "tow" or "coarse flax"). This reflects the fibrous material originally used for the compress.

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