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1913
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Nidget
Nidg′et
,
Noun.
[Written also
nigget
,
nigeot
.]
[Cf. F.
nigaud
a booby, fool, OF.
niger
to play the fool.]
A fool; an idiot, a coward.
[Obs.]
Camden.
Webster
1828
Edition
Nidget
NIDGET
,
Noun.
A dastard. [Not in use.]
Definition
2024
nidget
nidget
English
Alternative forms
nigeot
nigget
Noun
nidget
(
plural
nidgets
)
(
obsolete
)
A
fool
or
idiot
; a
coward
.
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Etymology
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French
nigaud
a boody, fool,
Old French
niger
to play the fool.
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