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dim·wit

   [dim-wit]
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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dimwit (ˈdɪmˌwɪt)
 
—n
informal a stupid or silly person
 
dim-'witted
 
—adj
 
dim-'wittedly
 
—adv
 
dim-'wittedness
 
—n

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

[ˈdɪmwɪt]
  1. 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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