m 3 o 1 r 1 o 1 n 1
5 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a person of subnormal intelligence
noun a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires
originCoined by American legal philosopher Ronald Dworkin in late 20th c.; by surface analysis, mor(al) + -on. The obvious idea that the homonymy with the usual sense of moron was likely intentional has been supported by some of Dworkin's fellow philosophers.
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