Homo idioticus
English edit
Etymology edit
Pseudo-taxonomic name formed after Homo sapiens. From Latin homō + idiōticus, influenced by English idiotic.
Noun edit
Homo idioticus (uncountable)
- (rare, derogatory) Humans as a group, viewed as a foolish species.
- 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
- "There seems to me to be absolutely no limit to the inanity and credulity of the human race. Homo Sapiens! Homo idioticus! Who do they pray to - the ghosts?"