# What is wit Brain? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 17, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623 "2014-05-17T04:22:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/1 "2014-05-17T04:22:45Z")
I need the definition, alternative spelling and one or two sentence example of Wit-brain. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/2 "2014-05-17T04:51:32Z")
“Wit Brain” or “Wet Brain” ? You can use your Google Fu on “Wet Brain”. ---
**Author:** ![Reza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/3 "2014-05-17T04:55:36Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > “Wit Brain” or “Wet Brain” ? You can use your Google Fu on “Wet Brain”. Yeah, I reached to wet brain, but I need to make sure that we don’t have any stuff called “wit brain”. I’m helping someone on his English practicing. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/4 "2014-05-17T04:57:26Z")
Well, there’s “wit” (cleverness) which you use your brain for… ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/5 "2014-05-17T04:59:06Z")
Sure that’s not some misconstrued version of “dimwit?” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/6 "2014-05-17T05:18:58Z")
I get cryptic Google hits on “wit brain”. Maybe it is a local slang term? ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/7 "2014-05-17T06:11:09Z")
The Google hits (this thread is top hit already) mostly seem to be typos for “with brain” (or perhaps dialect versions of “with brain”, where “with” is pronounced “wit’”). I do not think there is such an expression as “wit brain”. Where are you getting it from? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/8 "2014-05-17T06:27:02Z")
Brain and brain, what is brain? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/9 "2014-05-17T07:16:15Z")
> [@Reza](#): > > Yeah, I reached to wet brain, but I need to make sure that we don’t have any stuff called “wit brain”. > > I’m helping someone on his English practicing. I’ve never heard of any expression like _wit brain_ or _wet brain_. I think your friend may have misheard some other expression. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/10 "2014-05-17T07:18:27Z")
Is it possible your friend is talking about wheat bran? That’s a product made from ground wheat and some people eat it for its health benefits. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/11 "2014-05-17T09:35:53Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’ve never heard of any expression like _wit brain_ or _wet brain_. I think your friend may have misheard some other expression. [Wet brain](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22wet+brain%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb&gfe_rd=cr&ei=zyx3U7TGFK_R8gf6y4H4CA). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/12 "2014-05-17T09:52:15Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > [Wet brain](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22wet+brain%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb&gfe_rd=cr&ei=zyx3U7TGFK_R8gf6y4H4CA). But I’ve never heard anyone use that expression. And I used to work in a substance abuse treatment center. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/13 "2014-05-17T10:00:09Z")
I’ve heard of wet brain (although it’s a somewhat uncommon term for WKS) but never wit brain. Googling brings up bupkis and this thread is currently the [number two result in the search](https://www.google.com/search?q=wit+brain&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb). Perhaps the OP means [this](https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130528200101AAF9Cem)? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/14 "2014-05-17T14:56:06Z")
Perhaps he means [Pinky wit Brain](http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/5/51358/965792-pinky_and_the_brain.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/15 "2014-05-17T17:41:30Z")
It’s a lot like regular brain, but it’s made with coriander. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/16 "2014-05-17T18:57:12Z")
> [@Reza](#): > > I need the definition, alternative spelling and one or two sentence example of Wit-brain. > > Thanks. Sounds a lot like a homework assignment. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/17 "2014-05-17T19:03:32Z")
> [@Number](#): > > It’s a lot like regular brain, but it’s made with coriander. No, no, no. Cheez Whiz. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/18 "2014-05-17T19:12:19Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > No, no, no. Cheez Whiz. Actually it’s a variety of cheesesteak in the zombie zone, you can order it wit brain. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/19 "2014-05-17T19:17:14Z")
> [@Reza](#): > > I’m helping someone on his English practicing. > [@Czarcasm](#): > > Sounds a lot like a homework assignment. Or maybe not. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/20 "2014-05-17T19:25:48Z")
> [@Reza](#): > > Yeah, I reached to wet brain, but I need to make sure that we don’t have any stuff called “wit brain”. > > I’m helping someone on his English practicing. I am not undertanding this follow-up post. First you would like definitions and alternate spellings, then you say you "need to make sure that we don’t have any stuff called “wit brain”. " [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623.md?page=2)