# der Hirni

der Hirni is a German noun meaning “dummy”. Forms: des Hirnis, die Hirnis.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Hirnis
- Plural: die Hirnis

## Meanings

1. _colloquial · humorous_ dummy, idiot; someone who isn't quite right in the head (rarely employed as a genuine insult, mostly in ribbing)
   - Nein, da fahren wir auf dem Rückweg vorbei, du Hirni! Sonst müssten wir ja dreimal hin- und herfahren... — No, we'll drive by there on our way back, you dummy! Otherwise we'd have to drive back and forth three times...

## Examples

- Tom ist kein Hirni. — Tom isn't a crazy person.

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