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dimwit

[ dim-wit ]

noun

Slang.
  1. a stupid or slow-thinking person.

    Synonyms: , , , ,



dimwit

/ ˈ»åɪ³¾ËŒ·Éɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. informal.
    a stupid or silly person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ»å¾±³¾-ˈ·É¾±³Ù³Ù±ð»å, adjective
  • ËŒ»å¾±³¾-ˈ·É¾±³Ù³Ù±ð»åness, noun
  • ËŒ»å¾±³¾-ˈ·É¾±³Ù³Ù±ð»åly, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å¾±³¾î€ƒw¾±³Ùt±ð»å adjective
  • »å¾±³¾î€ƒw¾±³Ùt±ð»å·ly adverb
  • »å¾±³¾î€ƒw¾±³Ùt±ð»å·ness noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dimwit1

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; dim + wit 1
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Does Baron’s naïveté mean he is on the list of cinematic dimwits who have never seen a movie with a femme fatale?

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That might be a stretch, but DiCaprio is terrific as the gullible dimwit who falls under his uncle’s spell and helps plot the murders of his Osage wife’s family.

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DiCaprio is excellent in “Killers of the Flower Moon†playing a dimwit who goes along with his uncle’s scheme of killing his Osage wife’s entire bloodline.

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“And I was tired — I’m a technological dimwit. I never handled the camera. I got tired of production with this waiting around. The editing was where I felt I could be most productive and creative.â€

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More than a decade after a short revival in 2011, the beloved dimwits, created and voiced by multifaceted storyteller Mike Judge, are back — this time on streaming service Paramount+.

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