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Ignorant

Ignorant = ig.no.rant
Noun

def = A discourteous or rude individual who not only lacks knowledge or awareness of a subject, but actively refuses to acknowledge and intentionally disregards all information contrary on said subject(s).

Word Origins:
The root word/verb “Ignore” comes from Latin meaning;
“Refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally.”

The word “ignorant” has 2 commonly accepted adjective meanings.

1.) Lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated.
2.) Discourteous or rude.

The Noun, “Ignorant” takes into accounts all of the original meanings and places them onto an individual displaying these traits.
“Regardless of all of the scientific data we give him, he refuses to believe that the world isn’t flat. He truly is an Ignorant.” see also Flat Earther
by BlackwoodX October 4, 2019
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Comeback From Ignorance

An occurance that takes place when two or more people are arguing. One person insults another using an allusion, the person whom the insult was directed at is unfamiliar with the allusion, her/she then uses his/her ignorance of the thing being alluded to as (the basis of) a comeback.
Person 1: "What the hell is wrong with you!?! is your frontal lobe disconnected!?!"
Person 2: "What the fuck are you talking about? your fucking stupid!"

Person 1: goddamn your biggoted! are you related to Archie Bunker?
Person 2: Who the hell is Archie bunker, is he your Mastabatory Fantasy?

-Person 2 has used a Comeback from ignorance in both examples
by ElbowTheHappyViking May 13, 2010
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pig ignorant

Literally as ignorant as a pig. Where ones behaviour, mannerisms and decorum have reached a level so deplorable that they may be accurately compared to an animal such as a pig.
''God Joe is such a pig ignorant moron. He didn't like the taste of his takeaway curry so he threw the whole lot out the window of the car''.
by Lil Kelly November 4, 2015
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ignorance is bliss

The lack of knowlege to a situation. Usually once the whole truth is revealed you realize you were happier being clueless.
Sherry was very happy with her boyfriend.. until she was informed he was cheating on her.
She thought to herself "ignorance is bliss", and broke up with him.
by Snackjuice10 September 30, 2007
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ignint

1.A sub-species of humans that are dumb beyond explanation. They are so stupid that it is hard to believe that they are of the same species. They are ignint.
2.Being stoned or high to the point of stupidity.
3.Another word for a nigger that seperates black people from niggers; niggers are ignint black people are not.
1.Bitch you so ignint there ain't no such thing as Germish people.
2.Holy fuck man I was so ignint I went through a red light that shit was scary.
3.Damn it Jamal, you sellin' that crack to them ignint niggers again you know they goin' get you in some shit again.
by COXXX June 12, 2008
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Ignorant

A"nice"way of saying stupid
She's just so ignorant!
by UrbanMemeQueen October 4, 2017
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ignorant

Adjective
1. Having the lack of knowledge, or background/factual information of a particular thing in general. However, the effect in which this person will be proceeding with their "unproven knowledge" imbedded in their mind as if factual information, they, in turn, will plan on using it in the future to make false and incorrect statements based on what they didn't know about the particular thing, or may have heard as a majority of votes for.

And being ignorant does not mean stupid. There's a big difference between the two words.
1. During World War Two, in an American city(in the U.S.), two ignorant policemen arrested an Asian man who is in charge of a small store because he looked like a Chinese spy when he was really Japanese and not a spy.

2. Derek walked up to Shavam, noticing that he looked like he was from India, and asks him, "Are you Indian?" Shavam replies, "Yes." Derek then asks, "Say somethin' Indian." Shavam, confused, walks off. Kaitie, who was watching the whole conversation, walks up to Derek and tells him he is ignorant because of what he said.

3. Rebecca turned on a lamp and the bulb went out, so she went to get a new lightbulb, leaving the lamp switched to "ON". Freddy, her ignorant little brother, saw the bulbless lamp, and wondered what would happen if he stuck his finger in the lightbulb socket of the lamp, not knowing that he would get shocked.
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