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# In the sense that I understand it
'numpty' is a rather contemptuous description of someone who is pretty useless

or at least that's how it was bandied around when I worked IT support
(I helped save b3ta! emvee cruor deo cruoris, Thu 12 May 2011, 12:06, archived)
# It definitely has 'a kind of affectionate sense to it'
when compared with 'useless cunt'.
(I helped save b3ta! Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango, Thu 12 May 2011, 12:20, archived)
# oh definitely
but compared with "productive and valued member of the team" it's not complimentary
(I helped save b3ta! emvee cruor deo cruoris, Thu 12 May 2011, 12:22, archived)