halfwittery
A nonstandard, somewhat comic informal noun meaning the quality or behavior of being a halfwit — stupidity, foolishness, or dim-wittedness as a general condition.
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A nonstandard, somewhat comic informal noun meaning the quality or behavior of being a halfwit — stupidity, foolishness, or dim-wittedness as a general condition. Used for emphasis or humor when calling someone merely 'stupid' doesn't seem quite strong enough. The '-ery' suffix gives it a sense of ongoing, habitual foolishness rather than a single stupid act.
The sheer halfwittery of the plan became obvious the moment he explained it out loud.
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(slang, nonstandard) halfwittedness.
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