Definition of a dimwit

dimwit    

noun

• an unintelligent person.

  Your new boss is kind of a dimwit, isn't he?

  • See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent person, idiot.

  Last edited on Jul 27 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'unintelligent person, idiot':
dumb-head	Definitions include: an unintelligent person.
dumbf*ck	Definitions include: an unintelligent person.
retaardvark	Definitions include: idiot, moron.
cheese nug	Definitions include: acting stupid.
drongo	Definitions include: unintelligent person; "moron".
numpty	Definitions include: idiot; fool.
dumb-*ss	Definitions include: unintelligent person; "moron"; "idiot".
stu	Definitions include: a stupid person. Origin: possibly the United States Army.
dork slap	Definitions include: stupid, dumb, acting silly.
dodo	Definitions include: an unintelligent person.
moran	Definitions include: "moron".
fart	Definitions include: to flatulate; "pass gas".
chowder head	Definitions include: an unintelligent person.
stinkie cheese	Definitions include: stupid or moronic.
40-watt club	Definitions include: a hypothetical club whose members are not very "bright", meaning intelligent.
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