nitwit

pronunciation

How to pronounce nitwit in British English: UK [ˈnɪtwɪt]word uk audio image

How to pronounce nitwit in American English: US [ˈnɪtˌwɪt] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    a stupid incompetent person

Word Origin

nitwit (n.)
"stupid person," 1922, probably from nit "nothing," from dialectal German or Yiddish, from Middle Low German (see nix) + wit (n.).

Example

1. Daughter : they are designer holes , you nitwit !
2. Where 's that nitwit ?
3. Why did you do that , you nitwit
4. You 're a real nitwit .
5. Get down from that tree right now , nitwit !

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