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NITWIT

Dictionary entry overview: What does nitwit mean?

• NITWIT (noun)
The noun NITWIT has 1 sense:

1. a stupid incompetent person

Familiarity information: NITWIT used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• NITWIT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A stupid incompetent person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

dimwit; doofus; nitwit; half-wit

Hypernyms ("nitwit" is a kind of...):

simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

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