half-wit

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Recent Examples of half-wit If one president can pardon his half-brother, then another president can pardon his half-wit son. Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 8 June 2024 Aerial mishaps and half-wit actors turn a fantasy classic into a farce. Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023 Beau’s brother, Peanut (Kevin Cahoon), a fraction of a half-wit, fires off bullet lists of random jokes for no apparent reason. Jesse Green, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-wit
Noun
  • Before the show was over, a Black pastor from Detroit named Lorenzo Sewell approached the podium and made a damn fool of himself.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • In my view, politics have become so closely intertwined with the way people see themselves that separating the two can feel like a fool’s errand.
    Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.
    Barry Levitt, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The stupid!
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 July 2021
Noun
  • Meyers and Falconer rescued the goose and left it at a pond at a more suitable altitude, rangers said.
    Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
  • More than a century ago, goose was served at Christmas dinner.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024

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“Half-wit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-wit. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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