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midwits

midwits is the plural of midwit.

Meaning of midwit

Noun

midwit (plural midwits)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, mildly, neologism) A person of middling intellect; someone who is neither particularly dull nor particularly smart, especially if they act as though they are smarter than they are.
    • At no point in this process does the midwit have to review information for himself or consider ideas in abstract. […] How then should we not be midwits? Painting with broad strokes: avoid media. Cultivate taste. Grow and train your sense of aesthetics. Recognize beauty. Practice virtue. Pray.2022 January 7, Merri, “Brief Genealogy of the Midwit”, in The Pillarist, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2022

Questions about midwits

What is midwits the plural of?
Midwits is the plural of midwit.

Words near midwits in the dictionary

  1. midwinter
  2. midwinters
  3. midwintry
  4. midwise
  5. midwit
  6. midwits
  7. midwittery
  8. midwive
  9. midwived
  10. midwivery
  11. midwives

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