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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  Stupids
       
          Term used by samurai for the suits who employ them.
          Succinctly expresses an attitude at least as common, though
          usually better disguised, among other subcultures of hackers.
          There may be intended reference here to an SF story originally
          published in 1952 but much anthologised since, Mark Clifton's
          "Star, Bright".  In it, a super-genius child classifies humans
          into a very few "Brights" like herself, a huge majority of
          "Stupids", and a minority of "Tweens", the merely ordinary
          geniuses.
       
          [{Jargon File]
       
       

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) :   [ jargon ]

  Stupids n. Term used by samurai for the suits who employ them;
     succinctly expresses an attitude at least as common, though usually
     better disguised, among other subcultures of hackers. There may be
     intended reference here to an SF story originally published in 1952 but
     much anthologized since, Mark Clifton's "Star, Bright". In it, a
     super-genius child classifies humans into a very few `Brights' like
     herself, a huge majority of `Stupids', and a minority of `Tweens', the
     merely ordinary geniuses.
  
  

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stupids
     n.
     1 (plural of en stupid)
     2 (lb en slang humorous with definite article) Stupidity; an instance
  of foolishness.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  stupids
     n.
     1 (plural of en stupid)
     2 (lb en slang humorous with definite article) Stupidity; an instance
  of foolishness.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  stupids
     n.
     1 (plural of en stupid)
     2 (lb en slang humorous with definite article) Stupidity; an instance
  of foolishness.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  stupids
     n.
     1 (plural of en stupid)
     2 (lb en slang humorous with definite article) Stupidity; an instance
  of foolishness.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stupids
     n.
     (böjning sv subst stupid)

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  stupids
     n.
     (böjning sv subst stupid)

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stupids /stjˈuːpɪdz/
  Blödmänner , Dummköpfe , Blödiane 
     Synonyms: stupid idiots, stupid fools, jackasses, meatheads
  
   see: stupid idiot, stupid fool, stupid, jackass, meathead
  

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