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балбес

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Russian

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Etymology

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Possibly related to Czech blb, blbý, blbec. Alternatively from a Turkic language, compare Kazakh билбес (bilbes), Tatar билмәс (bilmäs, he won't know), and thus perhaps connected to бельмес (belʹmes).

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Noun

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балбе́с (balbésm anim (genitive балбе́са, nominative plural балбе́сы, genitive plural балбе́сов)

  1. (colloquial) fool, idiot, simpleton, booby
    Synonyms: обалдуй (obalduj), балда́ (baldá)

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