/ni.ɡo/
silly, dimwitted
Related: nigaudement, nigauderie, nigaudiser
From Nigodème, a dialectal variant of Nicodème (“Nicodemus”), the semantic connection probably referring to the Pharisee's naive questions to Jesus Christ in the Book of John.
nincompoop, goof, nitwit
Synonyms: nigaudinos
Related: attrape-nigaud, nigauder, nigaudinos
From Nigodème, a dialectal variant of Nicodème (“Nicodemus”), the semantic connection probably referring to the Pharisee's naive questions to Jesus Christ in the Book of John.