nitwit

nit·wit

 (nĭt′wĭt′)

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) + 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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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

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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

noun

One deficient in judgment and good sense:

ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool.

Informal: dope, gander, goose.

Slang: cretin, ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey.

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Translations

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nitwit

[ˈnɪtwɪt] N → imbécil mf, bobo/a mf, zonzo/a m/f (LAm)

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nitwit

[ˈnɪtwɪt] n → nigaud(e) m/f

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nitwit

n (inf) → Dummkopf m, → Schwachkopf m (inf)

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nitwit

[ˈnɪtˌwɪt] n (fam) → imbecille m/f, scemo/a

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