tapper

tapper
Cumbrian Dictionary
(offensive n tappur) mentally deficient person. e.g. He's a tapper. = He has learning difficulties.
Not the most politically correct of phrases, but coming literally from the tapping of the finger to the temple indicating that someone has problems in the head. Hence a 'tappas bar' in Cumbria may not be the place to purchase Spannish snacks.

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