What does nitwit mean?
Nitwit means (informal) A scatterbrained or stupid person..
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/ˈnɪtwɪt/ · noun
(informal) A scatterbrained or stupid person..
If you don't remember you are a nitwit. If you do answer, well, you know what the penalty is for perjury.
"Don't be a nitwit, honey!" says Adele. "Here, let me open the door! Ma be I did leave them lights on, though it ain't ike me!"
Use nitwit when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nitwit means (informal) A scatterbrained or stupid person..
Common synonyms include half-wit, doofus, dimwit.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
If you don't remember you are a nitwit. If you do answer, well, you know what the penalty is for perjury.
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