Etymology

Gothamist

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Today it means: A person lacking in wisdom. Full definition →

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The story

From Gotham + -ist, after Gotham, Nottinghamshire, England, associated with some humorous tales of foolish behaviour.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.