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nit·wit
(nĭt′wĭt′)n.
A stupid or silly person.
[Probably obsolete nit, nothing (from German dialectal, from Middle High German niht, nit; see nix2) + wit.]
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nitwit
(ˈnɪtˌwɪt)n
informal a foolish person
[C20: perhaps from nit1 + wit1]
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nit•wit
(ˈnɪtˌwɪt)n.
a slow-witted, stupid, or foolish person.
[1920–25; nit (< German; dial. variant of nicht not) + wit1]
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Noun | 1. | nitwit - a stupid incompetent person colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
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nitwit
noun (Informal) fool, dummy (slang), plank (Brit. slang), geek (slang), oaf, simpleton, dimwit (informal), dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), dork (slang), ninny, divvy (slang), halfwit, nincompoop, putz (U.S. slang), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), lamebrain (informal), fuckwit (taboo slang) You great nitwit! What did you do that for?
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nitwit
n (inf) → Dummkopf m, → Schwachkopf m (inf)
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