nitwit

nit·wit  (ntwt)

n.

A stupid or silly person.

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[Probably obsolete nit, nothing (from German dialectal, from Middle High German niht, nit; see nix²) + wit¹.]

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nitwit

Noun

Informal a stupid person [perhaps nit¹ + wit¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nitwit - a stupid incompetent person dimwit, doofus, half-wit colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense

Translations

nitwit [ˈnɪtwɪt] n → cretino/a

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nitwit [ˈnɪtwɪt] n (inf) → nigaud(e)

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nitwit [ˈnɪtwɪt] (inf) n → Dummkopf m

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nitwit [ˈnɪtwɪt] n (col) → scemo/a