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nidget

nidget noun: a fool or idiot.

Noun

nidget (plural nidgets)

  1. (obsolete) A fool or idiot.
    • in signification it signifieth, as it seemeth, no more than abject, base-minded, falſe-hearted, coward or nidget1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC
    • Nigeur: m. A midget, fup, trifler.1650, Randle Cotgrave, A French-Engliſh dictionary, Compil'd by Mr Randle Cotgrave: with Another in English and French., London: Luke Fawne
  2. (obsolete) A coward.

Forms of nidget

pluralnidgets
alternative formnigeot
alternative formnigget

Origin of nidget

Compare French nigaud (“a booby, fool”), Old French niger (“to play the fool”).

Questions about nidget

What does nidget mean?
Nidget means a fool or idiot.
What part of speech is nidget?
Nidget is a noun.
What is the plural of nidget?
The plural of nidget is nidgets.

Words near nidget in the dictionary

  1. niderlings
  2. nides
  3. nidge
  4. nidged
  5. nidges
  6. nidget
  7. nidgeting
  8. nidgets
  9. nidging
  10. Nidhi
  11. Nidhogg

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