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  1. idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retardnoun

    a person of subnormal intelligence

    Synonyms:
    nitwit, moron, doofus, cretin, dimwit, idiot, changeling, retard, imbecile

  2. dimwit, nitwit, half-wit, doofusnoun

    a stupid incompetent person

    Synonyms:
    nitwit, moron, doofus, cretin, dimwit, idiot, changeling, retard, imbecile

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  1. Elmer Wheeler:

    The real wit tells jokes to make others feel superior, while the half-wit tells them to make others feel small.

  2. Neil Gaiman:

    It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But the half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.

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