Citations:maroon

Noun: "(slang, derogatory) an idiot; a fool"

 * 1992 — Nik Cohn, The Heart of the World, Vintage Books (1992), ISBN 9780307767127, unnumbered page:
 * "What a maroon," she said.
 * 2003 — Cory Doctorow, A Place So Foreign and Eight More Stories, Four Walls Eight Windows (2003), ISBN 1568582862, page 66:
 * "What a maroon," Nussbaum said to the closed door.
 * 2003 — Jo Leigh, A Dash of Temptation, Harlequin (2003), ISBN 9781426881305, unnumbered page:
 * Jeez, what a maroon. She was about as subtle as a Mac truck.
 * 2003 — Katie MacAlister, Men in Kilts, Onyx Books (2003), ISBN 9780739437780, page 12:
 * What a maroon! What a . . . what a pitiful and hopelessly smitten person I am."
 * 2003 — Ann-Marie MacDonald, The Way the Crow Flies, Vintage Canada (2003), ISBN 0676974090, page 687:
 * "Cool." What a nerd. Cool. What a maroon!
 * 2006 — Angelo Jaramillo, The Darker: Tales of a City Different, Sunstone Press (2006), ISBN 0865345341, page 263:
 * The thing that makes me laugh the most is I bet a lot of you assholes thought the price of gas would go down after we stole the oil in Iraq. What a bunch of maroons!
 * 2011 — Lexi George, Demon Hunting in Dixie, Brava Books (2011), ISBN 9780758263094, unnumbered page:
 * "Hear that? Your buddy thinks I'm not human. What a maroon.
 * 2011 — Grant Guimont, Hot Wings & Rug Burns: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Blonde, iUniverse (2011), ISBN 9781462047574, page 108:
 * And Benjamin Franklin wanted to elect the wild turkey as the symbol of America. No bald eagles for Benji. What a maroon!
 * 2011 — Naturi Thomas, How to Die in Paris: A Memoir, Seal Press (2011), ISBN 9781580053648, page 49:
 * What an idiot . . . what a maroon. Here's this great-looking guy who's half in love with me. He's provided sleep, food, three orgasms. I've been a bitch just because he doesn't fit in with the Ralph Lauren ads that wallpaper my brain.
 * 2011 — S. Watts Taylor, Tarnish, iUniverse (2011), ISBN 9781462002023, page 21:
 * At least, I would not be sleeping that night. Why did I have that espresso? What a maroon!