nitwit

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One deficient in judgment and good sense: ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool. Informal dope, gander, goose. Slang cretin, ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey. See ability/inability.

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A stupid person. (1914 —) .
J. Drummond For God's sake, Beryl, don't be such a nitwit (1975).

[Perh. from nit noun, egg or young form of a body-louse (cf. nit¹ noun) + wit noun.]

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skvadderhoved

Nederlands (Dutch)
leeghoofd, imbeciel

Français (French)
n. - imbécile

Deutsch (German)
n. - Trottel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουφιοκέφαλος, μπούφος

Italiano (Italian)
idiota

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) estúpida

Русский (Russian)
придурок

Español (Spanish)
n. - burro, mentecato, cretino

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dumbom

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
笨人, 傻子

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 笨人, 傻子

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 멍청이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ばか

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الاحمق, المغفل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טיפש‬

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