: First recorded between 1755 and 1765 as a simple shortening of "stupid". Pop Culture Reference
In modern entertainment, is a character from the viral franchise Dumb Ways to Die . He is a green, capsule-shaped bean often depicted as a pilot who frequently faces comical, gruesome deaths, such as being decapitated by a plane or crashing into the ground. : First recorded between 1755 and 1765 as
: A soft cloth, often flannel, soaked in hot water and typically medicated (e.g., with turpentine) to be used as a compress . It is applied externally to relieve pain or stimulate circulation through counterirritation. : A soft cloth, often flannel, soaked in
: Derived from the Middle English stupe , which comes from the Latin stupa or stuppa (meaning "tow" or "coarse flax"). This reflects the fibrous material originally used for the compress. This reflects the fibrous material originally used for