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Fathead vs Dimwit - What's the difference?

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Fathead is a related term of dimwit.


As nouns the difference between fathead and dimwit

is that fathead is (derogatory) an idiot; a fool while dimwit is (pejorative) a person who is deficient in intelligence.

fathead

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (derogatory) An idiot; a fool.
    • Donny, you fathead ! You forgot to put the milk in the fridge and now it's spoiled!
  • (zoology) A cyprinoid fish of the Mississippi valley, Pimephales promelas , the (black-headed minnow).
  • (zoology) A labroid food fish of California; the redfish.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Synonyms

    * (derogatory) dunce, imbecile, lout, nincompoop, see also

    Antonyms

    * (derogatory) genius English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs

    dimwit

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative) A person who is deficient in intelligence.

    • Synonyms

    * See

    Derived terms

    * dimwitted * dimwittedly * dimwittedness

    See also

    * halfwit * nitwit