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halfwit

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halfwit [ˈhɑːfˌwɪt]
n
1. a feeble-minded person
2. a foolish or inane person
halfwitted  adj
halfwittedly  adv
halfwittedness  n
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halfwit
noun fool, jerk (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), idiot, plank (Brit. slang), charlie (Brit. informal), berk (Brit. slang), prick (slang), wally (slang), prat (slang), plonker (slang), coot, moron, geek (slang), twit (informal, chiefly Brit.), dunce, imbecile (informal), oaf, simpleton, airhead (slang), dullard, dimwit (informal), dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), nitwit (informal), dolt, divvy (Brit. slang), pillock (Brit. slang), dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), fathead (informal), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), dunderhead, numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), lamebrain (informal), fuckwit (taboo slang), dickwit (slang), nerd or nurd (slang), numbskull or numskull I'm a mindless optimist, a cheery halfwit.
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halfwit [ˈhɑːfwɪt] N → imbécil mf, tonto/a m/f
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