witwanton (plural witwantons)
(archaic) One who indulges in idle, foolish, and irreverent fancies or speculations; one who tries to be cleverly amusing but falls short.


witwanton (third-person singular simple present witwantons, present participle witwantoning, simple past and past participle witwantoned)
(archaic) To indulge in vain, sportive, or irreverent wit; speculate idly or irreverently.

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