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noun Slang.

a stupid or slow-thinking person.

Origin:
1920–25, Americanism; dim + wit¹

Related forms

dim·wit·ted, adjective

dim·wit·ted·ly, adverb

dim·wit·ted·ness, noun

Synonyms
dummy, nitwit, numskull, booby, dumbbell.

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Word Origin & History

dimwit

also dim-wit, U.S. college slang by 1922, from dim + wit. Related: dimwitted.

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dimwit definition

[ˈdɪmwɪt]

n.
an oaf; a dullard. (Also a rude term of address.) : Oh, Dave, you can be such a dimwit!

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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