Derived from: “Useful Idiot” (20th century Cold War term for obedient pawns of authoritarian regimes)
Modern Definition – 2025+ Edition:
A person—typically overeducated and underemployed—who, despite possessing access to vast information and elite academic institutions, dedicates their life to parroting establishment propaganda, enforcing groupthink, and shaming dissenters, all while contributing nothing of real value to society.
Unlike the original Useful Idiots, who were at least functionally useful to the regimes they served, Useless Idiots are a net drain on civilization:
Degrees in Queer Postmodern Interpretive Dance or Climate Reparations Economics
Attitudes of revolutionary importance while working part-time in coffee shops
Unable to foam milk or reset a router, but will lecture you on intersectional hegemony while spelling your name wrong
Full of rage when reminded they voluntarily majored in unemployability, and chose activism as personality
Self-identify as anti-authoritarian rebels, yet demanded you be arrested in 2020 for hugging your grandma
They serve you cold coffee with Ana Kasparian ("I'm Better Than You") sass and the smug self-regard of an unpaid MSNBC intern. They want the revolution, but only if someone else funds it and they still get oat milk.
Modern Definition – 2025+ Edition:
A person—typically overeducated and underemployed—who, despite possessing access to vast information and elite academic institutions, dedicates their life to parroting establishment propaganda, enforcing groupthink, and shaming dissenters, all while contributing nothing of real value to society.
Unlike the original Useful Idiots, who were at least functionally useful to the regimes they served, Useless Idiots are a net drain on civilization:
Degrees in Queer Postmodern Interpretive Dance or Climate Reparations Economics
Attitudes of revolutionary importance while working part-time in coffee shops
Unable to foam milk or reset a router, but will lecture you on intersectional hegemony while spelling your name wrong
Full of rage when reminded they voluntarily majored in unemployability, and chose activism as personality
Self-identify as anti-authoritarian rebels, yet demanded you be arrested in 2020 for hugging your grandma
They serve you cold coffee with Ana Kasparian ("I'm Better Than You") sass and the smug self-regard of an unpaid MSNBC intern. They want the revolution, but only if someone else funds it and they still get oat milk.
“No, Kendra, I will not sign your petition to abolish Thanksgiving. You’re a fucking Useless Idiot who couldn’t even make my latte hot.”
by SrcMaker June 16, 2025
by TheHappyHam February 29, 2012
An insult which has the ability to completely destroy someone's wellbeing. It means the person is a stupid person with the head of an idiot.
'Harry your such a idiot head'
by sophiethesillybilly May 19, 2020
A family friendly yet gut wrenching insult. It can be used in various different ways when you aren’t in the position to cuss someone out. The word is simple yet has an incredibly symbolic meaning.
by ifitsultraviolence June 27, 2024
you are a stupid idiot face
by the stupid idiot face definer June 13, 2023
by Plainrock123 August 13, 2022
People who believe other idiots. They also go and show their idiocy. Idiot syndrome is easily spreadable
List of symptoms:
-Falls for misinformation
-Below avarge iq
-Believing in stupid things
-Idiocy
Symptoms that develop after 2-8 weeks:
-Believing earth is flat
-Believing in santa claus
-Believing video games cause violence
-Believing vaccines cause autism
-Believing mental disorder dont exist
-Believing viruses dont exist
Idiot syndrome diagnosis:
-Symptoms persists for 2 weeks
-Goes out and shares their idiocy
Idiot syndrome background:
There was a one idiot on phone who decided to write up about idiot syndrome on urban dictionary
Idiot syndrome cure and treatment:
Currently there is no cure for idiot syndrome. However there are 2 treatments know as special needs school, and fact check. They decrease idiocy and increase intelligence.
Idiot syndrome cases:
4,800,986,012 (uprising)
These cases include:
-Tiktokers
-Urban dictionary voulnteer editors who decide which definition they will accept
-One idiot who decided make this definition
-Discord moderators
-Reddit users
-Reddit moderators
-Twitter users
-Urban dictionary definition makers
-Prank channels
-Reaction channels
-Logan and Jake Paul followers
Idiot syndrome prevention:
-High intellect
-Early education
-Good parenting
List of symptoms:
-Falls for misinformation
-Below avarge iq
-Believing in stupid things
-Idiocy
Symptoms that develop after 2-8 weeks:
-Believing earth is flat
-Believing in santa claus
-Believing video games cause violence
-Believing vaccines cause autism
-Believing mental disorder dont exist
-Believing viruses dont exist
Idiot syndrome diagnosis:
-Symptoms persists for 2 weeks
-Goes out and shares their idiocy
Idiot syndrome background:
There was a one idiot on phone who decided to write up about idiot syndrome on urban dictionary
Idiot syndrome cure and treatment:
Currently there is no cure for idiot syndrome. However there are 2 treatments know as special needs school, and fact check. They decrease idiocy and increase intelligence.
Idiot syndrome cases:
4,800,986,012 (uprising)
These cases include:
-Tiktokers
-Urban dictionary voulnteer editors who decide which definition they will accept
-One idiot who decided make this definition
-Discord moderators
-Reddit users
-Reddit moderators
-Twitter users
-Urban dictionary definition makers
-Prank channels
-Reaction channels
-Logan and Jake Paul followers
Idiot syndrome prevention:
-High intellect
-Early education
-Good parenting
by Notmelol123 January 30, 2022