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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Nitwit #118542 01/01/2004 11:34 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA One might think that the origin of the expression "nitwit" is in comparing the brain of a disparaged person with the tiny brain of Pediculus humanus. Not so, the more likely derivation is from the German or Dutch meaning "no brain" or "not brainy." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Faldage ! wow 12/31/2003 3:08 PM Re: Faldage ! Faldage 12/31/2003 4:02 PM Re: Faldage ! maahey 12/31/2003 4:15 PM Re: Faldage ! belMarduk 01/01/2004 8:36 PM Re: Faldage ! wwh 01/01/2004 8:40 PM Re: Faldage ! sjmaxq 01/01/2004 9:06 PM Re: Faldage ! wwh 01/01/2004 10:01 PM Re: Faldage ! of troy 01/01/2004 11:13 PM Re: Faldage ! wwh 01/01/2004 11:39 PM Re: Faldage ! belMarduk 01/02/2004 2:14 PM Nitwit Father Steve 01/01/2004 11:34 PM Re: Faldage ! wow 01/02/2004 3:13 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,917 Posts230,571 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,363 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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