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nincompoop

[ nin-kuhm-poop, ning- ]

noun

  1. a fool or simpleton.


nincompoop

/ ˈnɪŋ-; ˈnɪnkəmˌpuːp /

noun

  1. a stupid person; fool; idiot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • nincom·pooper·y noun
  • nincom·poopish adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nincompoop1

First recorded in 1670–80; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nincompoop1

C17: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

He might read a lesson to many a two-legged prig, were the bipedal nincompoop capable of learning it.

That young Welsh nincompoop imp has his eyes everywhere; his ears are always open.

And now because a monstrous piece of good luck has made a Crichton of him, you begin to regret the nincompoop!

If he hinted that a certain new comer impressed him unfavorably, the nincompoop was summarily kicked out of society.

The heavily-loaded wagon of the nincompoop and the virago was almost constantly mired.

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