DIM-WITTED
ADJECTIVES
► CHUCK-HEADED stupid, doltish, unintelligent, dim-witted → 1756
► DEFECTED dim-witted, not normal → 1967 Amer. dial.
► DUNCELY slow to learn or understand; stupid, unintelligent, dim-witted → 1757
► DUNCICAL slow to learn or understand; stupid, unintelligent, dim-witted → 1588
► DUNNY having diminished mental faculties; slow to understand, dim-witted → a1791 Eng. dial.
► DUNSTICAL slow to learn or understand; stupid, dull, unintelligent, dim-witted → 1592
► PUMPKIN-HEADED stupid, dim-witted → 1838
NOUNS – PERSON
► AIRBALL a dim-witted, eccentric, or unpleasant person → 1980 US sl.
► CABRON a guy, especially a brutish or dim-witted one → 1974 Mexican-American use
► DILDO a despicable, offensive, or dim-witted person → 1960 US sl.
► DUNCECOMB a stupid person; a fool; a dim-witted person; a dunce → 1612 obs.
► DUNCEHEAD a stupid, inept, or dim-witted person; an idiot → 1749 derogatory or depreciative usage
► DUNNY a stupid, dim-witted person; an idiot → 1709 obs.
► LINTBRAIN a foolish, dim-witted, or ignorant person → 1990 US sl.
► LINTHEAD a foolish, dim-witted, or ignorant person → 1960 US sl.
► MOPE a dim-witted, dreamy, or miserable person → M16 sl.
► NUMMY a fool, a dim-witted person → 1902 US sl.
► PUMPKIN HEAD a slow or dim-witted person; a dunce → 1775 Amer.
► SIMP a fool, a simpleton, an oaf, a stupid or dull person; a dim-witted or backward person → c1910 sl., orig. US
► WASTOID a worthless, dim-witted person; a person whose drug or alcohol use is ruining their life → 1985 US sl.
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