Meaning of NINNY
| Pronunciation: | | 'ninee
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| | Definition: | | [n] a stupid foolish person |
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| | Synonyms: | | nincompoop, poop |
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| | See Also: | | simple, simpleton | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Nin"ny\, n.; pl. {Ninnies}. [Cf. It. ninno, ninna, a
baby, Sp. ni[~n]o, ni[~n]a, child, infant, It. ninna, ninna
nanna, lullably, prob. fr. ni, na, as used in singing a child
to sleep.]
A fool; a simpleton. --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | ass, block, Boeotian, clod, dimwit, dolt, donkey, dope, dullard, dumb cluck, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, gowk, idiot, imbecile, jackass, jerk, jobbernowl, lackwit, lamebrain, lightweight, looby, loon, niais, nincompoop, ninnyhammer, nitwit, noddy, put, stupid, thickwit, tomfool, witling |
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