skidiot n. an unsophisticated or unskilled self-styled black-hat hacker or cracker who uses computer- and network-intrusion software made by others; a script kiddie. Also skiddiot. Etymological Note: script kiddie + idiot (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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Skidiot was coined by the Cross Family in the late 1970″s as a term to describe someone who lacked the common sense to comprehend an obvious event or concept.
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You mean your family had a homonym with a completely different meaning, right? Because obviously your word is unrelated to this entry.