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noun

a stupid or silly person

Origin: nit (< Ger dial. for nicht, not) or ? nit + wit

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noun
A stupid or silly person.

Origin:

Origin: Probably obsolete nit, nothing (from German dialectal, from Middle High German niht, nit; see nix2)

Origin: + wit1

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