Word of the Day
mumpsimus (n)
1. Someone who adheres to a mistaken idea in a pigheaded way
2. A notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable; a clinging to such a notion
"She spoke with an extreme display of mumpsimus, persisting confidently in error."
--C. P. Snow, The Corridors of Power
My opinion: the current administration in Washington is infested with this sort of idiot, which reminds me of an old saying. "A fish stinks from the head first."
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