dimwit

[dim-wit] /ˈdɪmˌwɪt/

noun, Slang.

a stupid or slow-thinking person.

Origin

1920-25, Americanism; dim + wit¹

Related forms

dimwitted, adjective

dimwittedly, adverb

dimwittedness, noun

Synonyms

dummy, nitwit, numskull, booby, dumbbell.

Examples from the web for dimwit

When a bunch of dimwit, snowmobiling punks discover a box full of said auric treasures, out goose-step the dead brownshirts.
Thirty years later, she deserves better than to come across as such a dimwit.
Welcome back wow, or anon, or whichever dimwit you are.
Similarly, your husband doesn't always have to be a dimwit in the kitchen--he can develop a specialization and dominate it.
In any case, the referendum was another half baked idea from what seems to be a dimwit.
Jan may be a geopolitical dimwit, but he is extraordinarily shrewd when it comes to his own career in the restaurant business.
Yet not only do you worship this mop-haired dimwit, you defend him.

British Dictionary definitions for dimwit

/ˈdɪmˌwɪt/

noun

(informal) a stupid or silly person

Derived Forms

dim-witted, adjective
dim-wittedly, adverb
dim-wittedness, noun

Word Origin and History for dimwit

also dim-wit, U.S. college slang by 1922, from dim (adj.) + wit (n.). Related: dimwitted.

Slang definitions & phrases for dimwit

noun

A stupid person; boob: She's the worst dimwit on campus (1917+)