nitwit

Mane (Îngilîzî)

A scatterbrained or stupid person.

Hevwate

fool

idiot

ninny

fathead

dimwit

moron

half-wit

simpleton

doofus

numskull

clod

bonehead

dumbbell

galoot

gawk

goose

🪿

halfwit

imbecile

jackass

klutz

loon

lubber

mooncalf

mug

muggins

nincompoop

nit

noddy

nozzle

oaf

pipe

pipeline

rod

schlep

smoking pipe

stupid

shlep

tube

turkey

twit

wally

goofball

stupid person

addle-head

schlepper

birdbrain

shlepper

blockhead

booby

bozo

Werger

idiot

bobo

simple

ηλίθιος

Schwachkopf

andouille

Röhre

Einfaltspinsel

Rohrleitung

Rohr

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈnɪtwɪt/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

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