Deaf, Fool, and Minor/ deaf, insane and a minor
A nickname for someone who does not understand various subjects.
("Deaf, fool, and minor: the damage they cause is bad; one who injures them is liable, and if they injure others, they are exempt. A slave and a woman: the damage they cause is bad; one who injures them is liable, and if they injure others, they are exempt" — Bava Kamma 87a, and likewise: "And when R. Chaim'l comes to a transcendence of physicality, he also begins to sing aloud. And his voice is like the voice of the harp! And then everyone understands the tune, and even a deaf, fool, and minor — yes, Peretz / the reincarnation of a melody")
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
חֵרֵשׁ שׁוֹטֶה וְקָטָן
Definition (Hebrew)
כִּינּוּי לְמִי שֶׁאֵינָם מְבִינִים בְּנוֹשְׂאִים שׁוֹנִים.
("חֵרֵשׁ שׁוֹטֶה וְקָטָן פְּגִיעָתָן רָעָה, הַחוֹבֵל בָּהֶן- חַיָּב, וְהֵם שֶׁחֶבְלוֹ בַּאֲחֵרִים- פְּטוֹרִין. הָעֶבֶד וְהָאִשָּׁה פְּגִיעָתָן רָעָה, הַחוֹבֵל בָּהֶם- חַיָּב, וְהֵם שֶׁחֶבְלוֹ בַּאֲחֵרִים- פְּטוֹרִין"- בָּבָא קַמָּא פָּז ע"א, וְכֵן:"וּכְשֶׁבָּא ר' חַיִּים'ל לְהִתְפַּשְּׁטוּת הַגַּשְׁמִיּוּת, הוּא מַתְחִיל גַּם לְזַמֵּר בַּפֶּה. וְקוֹלוֹ כְּקוֹל הַכִּנּוֹר! וְאָז הַכֹּל מְבִינִים אֶת הַנִּגּוּן, וַאֲפִלּוּ חֶרֶשׁ, שׁוֹטֶה וְקָטָן- י"ל פֶּרֶץ/ גִּלְגּוּלוֹ שֶׁל נִגּוּן)