nitwit
[nit-wit]
noun
a slow-witted, stupid, or foolish person.
Origin of nitwit
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fool, dummy, cretin, dunce, jerk, blockhead, bonehead, imbecile, ninny, pinhead, simpleton, numskull, ignoramus, moron, nincompoop, dumbbell, dimwit, dork, halfwitExamples from the Web for nitwit
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nitwit
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Word Origin for nitwit
C20: perhaps from nit 1 + wit 1
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