as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
oh, don't be such a silly git, of course your mates want you around
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Noun
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Camp offered sanctuary, a mode of performance that didn’t suffer hypocritical fools gladly.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025 -
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world and the city’s essential billionaire investor, Morningstar founder Joe Mansueto, is no fool.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Though Monday’s goose chase ended up leading to a dead end, Swift is famous for teasing things months in advance and leaving Easter eggs for her fans to decode.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
27 May 2025
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The hidden clues soon take them on a wild goose chase.—
Staff Author Published,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Americans are advised to eat more fruits and vegetables, include a variety of protein sources—seafood, lean meats, poultry, eggs, legumes, soy products, and unsalted nuts/seeds—and opt for protein sources lower in solid fats and calories.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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Botanically the fruit is a drupe, not a nut.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Birds like cuckoos and vireos will rip tents apart to feed on the caterpillars.—
Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
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Interestingly, adult cuckoos can resemble an entirely different species—the sparrowhawk—very closely.—
Nathan H. Lents,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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In rodents and monkeys, neurons in the basolateral amygdala encode not just the value of rewards for oneself but also the rewards received by others.—
Tobias Kalenscher,
Scientific American,
13 June 2025
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This year's trip to Thailand was an exercise in incivility and taboo-breaking, a cacophonous symphony of troubled souls colliding amid Mai Tais and monkeys.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
12 June 2025
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“Git.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/git. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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