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nitwit
nit·wit N0119000 (nĭt′wĭt′)n. A stupid or silly person.
[Probably obsolete nit, nothing (from German dialectal, from Middle High German niht, nit; see nix2) + wit.]nitwit (ˈnɪtˌwɪt) ninformal a foolish person[C20: perhaps from nit1 + wit1]nit•wit (ˈnɪtˌwɪt)
n. a slow-witted, stupid, or foolish person. [1920–25; nit (< German; dial. variant of nicht not) + wit1] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | nitwit - a stupid incompetent persondimwit, doofus, half-witcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechsimpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense |
nitwitnoun (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?nitwitnounOne 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.Translations
nitwit
nitwitA foolish, ignorant person. Some nitwit forgot to close the safety latch, and now the whole machine is busted! Billy, you nitwit—that's not how that thing works!nitwit n. someone who behaves stupidly. (Also a term of address.) Please stop acting like a nitwit all the time. nitwit
Synonyms for nitwitnoun foolSynonyms- fool
- dummy
- plank
- geek
- oaf
- simpleton
- dimwit
- dipstick
- dickhead
- dork
- ninny
- divvy
- halfwit
- nincompoop
- putz
- eejit
- thicko
- gobshite
- numpty
- doofus
- lamebrain
- fuckwit
Synonyms for nitwitnoun one deficient in judgment and good senseSynonyms- ass
- fool
- idiot
- imbecile
- jackass
- mooncalf
- moron
- nincompoop
- ninny
- simple
- simpleton
- softhead
- tomfool
- dope
- gander
- goose
- cretin
- ding-dong
- dip
- goof
- jerk
- nerd
- schmo
- schmuck
- turkey
Synonyms for nitwitnoun a stupid incompetent personSynonymsRelated Words- colloquialism
- simpleton
- simple
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