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Fathead vs Nitwit - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between fathead and nitwit

is that fathead is an idiot; a fool while nitwit is a scatterbrained or stupid person.

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

    nitwit

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A scatterbrained or stupid person.

    • Synonyms

    * See also