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puzzlewit

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English

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Etymology

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From puzzle +‎ wit.

Noun

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puzzlewit (plural puzzlewits)

  1. A stupid person

Usage notes

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It was used by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 to describe President Taft, who had previously labeled Roosevelt a honeyfugler.