crayon eater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unintelligent or mentally disabled person.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see crayon, eater.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-crayon eater.wav

Word forms

crayon eater crayon eaters crayon-eater

Etymology

From a tendency in small children and people with developmental disabilities to eat or crave objects that are not food. Associated from the early 2010s with members of the United States Marine Corps, and adopted as a self-deprecating meme.

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