nitwit
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Synonyms
berk [British], booby, charlie (also charley) [British], cuckoo, ding-a-ling, ding-dong, dingbat, dipstick, doofus [slang], featherhead, fool, git [British], goose, half-wit, jackass, lunatic, mooncalf, nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit [chiefly British], nut, nutcase, simp, simpleton, turkey, yo-yo
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Or the nitwit in Gulfport, Mississippi, who menaced shoppers at a Wal-Mart by loading and racking shells into a shotgun a few weeks ago, forcing an evacuation of the store. — Kurt Eichenwald, Newsweek, "Americans Don't Have the Right to Bear Just Any Arms," 16 July 2015 This nitwit didn’t even pass his own pledge of kindness. — Michael Arceneaux, The Root, "How Petrified Should We Be for Hurricane Victims Now That Ben Carson Is the Head of HUD?," 7 Sep. 2017 The ESPN imbeciles were forced to release a statement on the announcer switch when Outkick the Coverage's Clay Travis exposed the network nitwits. — Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, "ESPN, the worldwide leader in idioicy," 23 Aug. 2017 RAVE AND RANT Rave to pyrotechnic experts who put on impressive fireworks displays here and around the country. Rant to nitwits who light off loud fireworks through the night on the Fourth of July and days before and after. — Seattle Times Readers, The Seattle Times, "Hey neighbors, let’s leave fireworks to the professionals," 5 July 2017 Several readers have written recently expressing concern about the evident tension between the Haggler and the dull and windy nitwit whose name is attached to this column. — David Segal, New York Times, "Consignors’ Complaints Pile Up Against Vintage Car Dealer," 24 Feb. 2017 Like, how much of a nitwit is Average Joe for imagining that Trump is his man. — Lili Anolik, Vanities, "Donald Trump’s Biggest Mistake Might Have Been Getting Elected," 19 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nitwit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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