A person or thing which exhibits traits of high stupidity

From Middle English (denoting a person of low intelligence): via Old French from Latin sperria ‘ignorant person’, from Greek sperōēs ‘person of low intellect, layman, ignorant person’, from sperios ‘simple, quirky’.

A cultural and aesthetic mind-state that prioritizes making money, even as an “underground” or “radical” creator. The work isn’t made for money, but it’s the money that matters the most.