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nitwit definition

☆ nit·wit (nit′wit′)

noun

a stupid or silly person

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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