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idiot-proof

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id⋅i⋅ot-proof

[id-ee-uht-proof]
–adjective
built, organized, written, etc., in such a way as to be usable by or understandable to any person of average intelligence or skill: an idiot-proof camera.

Origin:
1975–80
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id·i·ot-proof   (ĭd'ē-ət-prōōf')
adj.   Slang
Made or designed to be used or operated with very little risk of breakage or failure: "These point-and-shoot cameras are almost idiot-proof" (Donald H. Dunn).
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