know-noth·ing (nōnŭth′ĭng)
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Tweet n. 1. A totally ignorant person; an ignoramus. 2. An anti-intellectual. 3. An agnostic. 4. Know-Nothing A member of a political party in the United States during the 1850s that was antagonistic toward recent immigrants and Roman Catholics. know-noth′ing·ism n. |
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