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dimwitticism en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of dimwit + witticism.

Meanings

1. A dimwitted or idiotic remark.
   • Ms. Arianda's nasal squawk — think of the sound you hear if you squeeze a rubber duck — lends a bright comic pop to Billie's stream of dim-witticisms. 2011 April 25, Charles Isherwood, “'Born Yesterday,' With Jim Belushi, Robert Sean Leonard - Review”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2019:
   • And it's true: Where Griffin goes, trouble follows. She's not likely to run out of material in this lifetime, as the bulk of her act is breathlessly dishing about the never-ending numskullery and dimwitticisms of Hollywood's red carpet clique. 2008 July 16, Joe Brown, “Watch out, Kathy's coming!”, in Las Vegas Sun, Las Vegas, N.V.: Greenspun Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2011:
   • To be perfectly honest, when you're submitting entries to a dictionary of so-called dimwitticisms -- expressions that are neither fresh nor witty -- it helps to be as unoriginal as possible. 2004 April 15, Nathan Bierma, “Dimwitticisms do major injustice to the language”, in Chicago Tribune, Chicago, I.L.: Tribune Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2023:

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