Halfwit
noun, slang
noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone lacking in intelligence. informal
"It has been pointed out in this space before that a number of the titles you'll find shelved under self-help in your local bookshop are, on closer examination, farragos of wooden-headed tripe, written by mountebanks and halfwits."
Example
More examples"Only a halfwit would say something like that."
Etymology
From half + wit.