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brickwit

brickwit noun: a fool; an idiot.

Noun

brickwit (plural brickwits)

  1. (UK, rare, slang) A fool; an idiot.
    • […] brickwits and delinquents with disposable lighters.2001, The Bulletin, numbers 6307-6313, page 82
    • "What'd that brickwit do?"2014, J. S. Morin, Tinker's Justice

Forms of brickwit

pluralbrickwits

Origin of brickwit

brick + wit

Questions about brickwit

What does brickwit mean?
Brickwit means a fool; an idiot.
What part of speech is brickwit?
Brickwit is a noun.
What is the plural of brickwit?
The plural of brickwit is brickwits.

Words near brickwit in the dictionary

  1. Bricktop
  2. Bricktown
  3. brickwall
  4. brickwalls
  5. brickwise
  6. brickwit
  7. brickwits
  8. brickwork
  9. brickworker
  10. brickworkers
  11. brickworks

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