Half-wit

Half-wit (noun) = a foolish person.

I'm a word person.  When I was ten, I was able to spend a few weeks in Louisville, Kentucky, with my dad's sister and her family.  As a ten-year-old, I thought I was "witty" when I told my folks I was now a "half-Witt."  Yes, I knew the meaning of the word and how to spell it.  What I haven't mentioned yet is that their family name was Witt.  I loved it!  I felt half-Setliffe and half-Witt.  Oh, I was so funny.

By the way, is it true you can't make a wit out of two half-wits?

Posted originally on Bonnie's Books as Half Witt, with no hyphen.