nitwit
[ nit-wit ]
noun
a slow-witted, stupid, or foolish person.
Origin of nitwit
1First recorded in 1920–25; nit (from German; dialectal variant of nicht “not”) + wit1(in the sense of “intelligence”)
Other words for nitwit
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British Dictionary definitions for nitwit
nitwit
/ (ˈnɪtˌwɪt) /
noun
informal a foolish person
Origin of nitwit
1C20: perhaps from nit 1 + wit 1
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