nincompoop
a fool or simpleton.
Origin of nincompoop
1Other words from nincompoop
- nin·com·poop·er·y, noun
- nin·com·poop·ish, adjective
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How to use nincompoop in a sentence
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.
The Cambrian Sketch-Book | R. Rice DaviesAnd now because a monstrous piece of good luck has made a Crichton of him, you begin to regret the nincompoop!
Archibald Malmaison | Julian HawthorneIf he hinted that a certain new comer impressed him unfavorably, the nincompoop was summarily kicked out of society.
Hoosier Mosaics | Maurice ThompsonThe heavily-loaded wagon of the nincompoop and the virago was almost constantly mired.
Memoirs of Orange Jacobs | Orange Jacobs
British Dictionary definitions for nincompoop
/ (ˈnɪnkəmˌpuːp, ˈnɪŋ-) /
a stupid person; fool; idiot
Origin of nincompoop
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