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noun
- 1. a silly or foolish person (often as a general term of abuse): informal "I want nothing to do with that bunch of nitwits!"
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noun. nit· wit ˈnit-ˌwit. Synonyms of nitwit. : a scatterbrained or stupid person. Synonyms. berk [ British] booby. charlie [ British] charley. cuckoo. ding-a-ling. ding-dong. dingbat. dipstick. doofus [ slang] featherhead. fool. git [ British] goose. half-wit. jackass. lunatic. mooncalf. nincompoop. ninny.
a foolish or stupid person. (Definition of nitwit from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Nitwit definition: a slow-witted, stupid, or foolish person.. See examples of NITWIT used in a sentence.
A nitwit is a foolish person. If you bake a cake and stir a cup of salt into the batter instead of sugar, your brother will probably call you a nitwit. It's not nice to call someone a nitwit, but it's hard to resist when people do things that are outrageously incompetent or ridiculous.
noun. a slow-witted, stupid, or foolish person.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word nitwit. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. nitwit is considered derogatory.
n. A stupid or silly person. [Probably obsolete nit, nothing (from German dialectal, from Middle High German niht, nit; see nix2) + wit .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
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Definition of nitwit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 2, 2024 · Likely from German nit, dialectal form of nichts (“nothing”), or Yiddish ניט (nit), dialectal form of נישט (nisht, “no”), although some dictionaries give the alternative etymology nit (“louse egg; something very small”) + wit .