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DIMWIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dimwit mean?
• DIMWIT (noun)
The noun DIMWIT has 1 sense:
1. a stupid incompetent person
Familiarity information: DIMWIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stupid incompetent person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
dimwit; doofus; half-wit; nitwit
Hypernyms ("dimwit" is a kind of...):
simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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