Homo idioticus

English

Etymology

Pseudo-taxonomic name formed after Homo sapiens. From Latin homō + idiōticus, influenced by English idiotic.

Noun

Homo idioticus (uncountable)

1. (rare, derogatory) Humans as a group, viewed as a foolish species.
   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     "There seems to me to be absolutely no limit to the inanity and credulity of the human race. Homo Sapiens! Homo idioticus! Who do they pray to - the ghosts?"

Synonyms

• Homo insipiens

Related terms

• Homo economicus
• Homo reciprocans
• homo sovieticus
• Homo superior, Homo superioris