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nit⋅wit

  [nit-wit]
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–noun
a slow-witted, stupid, or foolish person.
Origin:
1920–25; nit (< G; dial. var. of nicht not) + wit

Synonyms:
fool, blockhead, dolt, dunce, booby.
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nit·wit   (nĭt'wĭt')   
n.  A stupid or silly person.

[Probably obsolete nit, nothing (from German dialectal, from Middle High German niht, nit; see nix2) + wit1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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nitwit

  1. n.
    someone who behaves stupidly. (Also a term of address.) : Please stop acting like a nitwit all the time.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

nitwit 
1922, from nit "nothing," from Ger. dial. or Yiddish, from M.L.G. (see nix) + wit.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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