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bonehead

English

Etymology

bone +? head

Pronunciation

Noun

bonehead (plural boneheads)

  1. (slang) Someone who is stubborn, thick-skulled, or stupid.

Derived terms

  • boneheaded

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nitwit

English

Etymology

First attested in the 1910s in the US Northeast. Likely from German nit, dialectal form of nichts (“nothing”), or Yiddish ???? (nit), dialectal form of ????? (nisht, “no”), although some dictionaries give the alternative etymology nit (“louse egg; something very small”) +? wit.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?n?tw?t/

Noun

nitwit (plural nitwits)

  1. (informal) A scatterbrained or stupid person.
    • 1918, State Bar Association of Connecticut, Annual Report, page 82
      If you don't remember you are a nitwit. If you do answer, well, you know what the penalty is for perjury.
    • 1921, Emmett Campbell Hall, "Need a Hero be a Nitwit?", The Editor, page 58

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:fool

Translations

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