dimwit

be a dimwit

slang To be stupid or foolish. Everyone thought I was a dimwit in school because I couldn't read, but it turns out I'm dyslexic. Ah, don't listen to the nonsense that guy says. He's a dimwit. Dude, don't be a dimwit—quit pulling on a door that's clearly marked "push."

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be dimwitted

slang To be stupid or foolish. Everyone thought I was dimwitted in school because I couldn't read, but it turns out I'm dyslexic. Ah, don't listen to the nonsense that guy says. He's totally dimwitted. Dude, don't be so dimwitted—that door you're pulling on is clearly marked "push."

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dimwit

informal One who is stupid or foolish. Geez, he keeps pulling on a door that's clearly marked "push"—what a dimwit. The Internet is filled with dimwits like you who make ignorant claims with no basis in reality. Are you a dimwit? Why would you touch the alarm when the sign clearly says "DO NOT TOUCH" in bold red letters?

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dimwit

(ˈdɪmwɪt)

n. an oaf; a dullard. (Also a rude term of address.) Oh, Dave, you can be such a dimwit!

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