Dimwitticism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A dimwitted or idiotic remark.

    "To be perfectly honest, when you're submitting entries to a dictionary of so-called dimwitticisms -- expressions that are neither fresh nor witty -- it helps to be as unoriginal as possible."

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"To be perfectly honest, when you're submitting entries to a dictionary of so-called dimwitticisms -- expressions that are neither fresh nor witty -- it helps to be as unoriginal as possible."

Etymology

From dimwit + -icism.

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