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tiredtoo

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3. Well, this is what I found on the internet, for what it's worth

Reply to mahina (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 22, 2021, 12:47 PM

Apr 2021

They can be used interchangeably, insofar as they both can mean "silly," or "foolish." Unlike "stupid," "dumb," can also be used in a slightly different way, in the sense of being "mute," "silent," or more likely "inarticulate." I'd say that "stupid" is more to the point.

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