ninny

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnɪni/

Noun

ninny (plural ninnies)

1. (informal) A silly or foolish person.

   Synonyms: dummkopf

   • circa 1610-11 William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act III scene ii:

     smallcaps Caliban: What a pied ninny's this! Thou scurvy patch! […]

   • 1962, John D. MacDonald

     Ninny — that soft, smiling, self-effacing, apologetic fellow, the type who is terribly sorry when you happen to step on his foot, the kind you can borrow money from in the certainty he will never demand you repay it.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:idiot

Related terms

• nincompoop
• ninnyish
• ninnyism
• ninnyhammer

Translations

• German: Dummkopf, Idiot
• Russian: ню́ня

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