Where Did Halfwit Come from?
Half-Wit (N.) Half-Wits Are Fleas; So Little and So Light, We Scarce Could Know They Live, but That They Bite. Phrase out of Half Wit "Half out of One's Mind"...
What does it mean to be a halfwit?
: a foolish or stupid person.
Where did the term a1 originate?
Lloyd's, a British company that insured ships, coined the term. Before any ship was insured, the company inspected it and then rated it. The letters A, E, I, O and U were used to indicate the condition of the hull of the ship, and the numbers 1, 2, 3, etc.
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