Nitwit vs Idiot - What's the difference?
nitwit | idiot | Related terms |
(pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
(obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.
Nitwit is a related term of idiot.
As nouns the difference between nitwit and idiot
is that nitwit is a scatterbrained or stupid person while idiot is (slang|derogatory) a proponent of intelligent design.idiot
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Alternative forms
* eejit * idjit, idget (eye dialect)Noun
(en noun)- usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.