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Dimwit

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half-witnounA stupid or inept person.
doofusnoun(slang, derogatory, sometimes affectionately, humorous) A person with poor judgment and taste; a foolish or silly person.
nitwitnoun(informal) A scatterbrained or stupid person.

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nitwitnoun(informal) A scatterbrained or stupid person.
doofusnoun(slang, derogatory, sometimes affectionately, humorous) A person with poor judgment and taste; a foolish or silly person.
half-witnounA stupid or inept person.
idiotnoun(derogatory) A person of low general intelligence.
foolnoun(derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
doofnoun(Australia, New Zealand, slang, uncountable) A type of music with pronounced bass, typically associated with the modified car scene.
moronnoun(informal, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
simpnoun(originally African-American Vernacular, derogatory) A man who foolishly overvalues and defers to a woman, putting her on a pedestal.
blockheadnoun(colloquial) A stupid person.
dumbassnoun(US, sometimes considered vulgar, slang, mildly derogatory) A stupid or foolish person.
chumpnoun(colloquial, derogatory) A gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; someone lacking common sense.
oafnoun(derogatory) A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.
stupidnounA stupid person; a fool.
dickwadnoun(vulgar, slang, derogatory or offensive) A contemptible person; a fool.
buttheadnoun(sometimes vulgar, colloquial, derogatory) An annoying person or someone who is difficult to get along with.
dickheadnoun(synecdochically, derogatory) A jerk; a mean or rude person.
dirtbagnoun(slang, derogatory) A dirty, grimy, sleazy, or disreputable person.
douchenounA jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for irrigation.
retardnoun(offensive, dated) A person with mental retardation.
smartassnoun(mildly vulgar) Synonym of know-it-all, an obnoxious clever person or a person making obnoxious efforts to seem clever by acting or behaving as if they know everything.

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