idiot-proof

adj

Etymology

From idiot + -proof.

  1. derived from ἰδιώτης
  2. derived from idiota
  3. derived from idiote
  4. inherited from idiote
  5. suffixed as idiot-proof — “idiot + proof

Definitions

  1. Incapable of being misused even by the most stupid or careless of users.

    • I tell you, this scheme is idiot-proof! It can't go wrong.
  2. To render something idiot-proof.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for idiot-proof. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA