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    nincompoop
    /ˈnɪŋkəmpuːp/

    noun

    • 1. a foolish or stupid person.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nincompoopNincompoop Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. nin· com· poop ˈnin-kəm-ˌpüp. ˈniŋ- plural nincompoops. Synonyms of nincompoop. informal. : a stupid or silly person : fool, simpleton. … they could easily find some nincompoop to give them yet more money … Kevin Maney. "A bunch of nincompoops … that could not find themselves out of a restroom." Jill Zuckman. nincompoopery.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNINCOMPOOP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    nincompoop. noun [ C ] informal uk / ˈnɪŋ.kəm.puːp / us / ˈnɪŋ.kəm.puːp /. Add to word list. a silly or stupid person. Synonym. ninny old-fashioned informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly people.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNINCOMPOOP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    a stupid, silly person; fool. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. nincompoop in American English. (ˈnɪnkəmˌpuːp, ˈnɪŋ-) noun. a fool or simpleton. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  5. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › nincompoopnincompoop - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Oct 17, 2024 · nincompoop (plural nincompoops) The Ship of Fools Fully Fraught and Richly Laden with Asses, Fools, Jack-daws, Ninnihammers, Coxcombs, Slender-wits, Shallowbrains, Paper-Skuls, Simpletons, Nickumpoops, Wiseakers, Dunces, and Blockheads.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › nincompoopNincompoop - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Nincompoop is a silly-sounding word that's also kind of old-fashioned, like ninny. No one has any solid idea where it came from, and anyone who claims otherwise is, well, a nincompoop. By definition, nincompoops are dumb, foolish, and can't do anything right.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishnincompoop noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of nincompoop noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › nincompoopNincompoop - definition of nincompoop by The Free Dictionary

    Define nincompoop. nincompoop synonyms, nincompoop pronunciation, nincompoop translation, English dictionary definition of nincompoop. n. A silly, foolish, or stupid person. nin′com·poop′er·y n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › nincompoop_nnincompoop, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun nincompoop. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › nincompoopNincompoop Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    nincompoop / ˈ nɪnkəmˌpuːp/ noun. plural nincompoops. Britannica Dictionary definition of NINCOMPOOP. [count] informal. : a foolish or stupid person. The people running that company are a bunch of nincompoops!

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'nincompoop' - Collins Online Dictionary

    A complete guide to the word "NINCOMPOOP": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.