nincompoop
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- nincompoopery noun
- nincompoopish adjective
Etymology
Origin of nincompoop
First recorded in 1670–80; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Tom was of course not a nincompoop, but a serious, thoughtful person who hungered to add substance to sketch comedy.
From Los Angeles Times
A multinational corporation intent on protecting franchises that bring it more than $80 billion a year has thus far made its adversary look like a blustering nincompoop.
From Los Angeles Times
But nincompoop or not, she would have to report to him if she worked for the Navy.
From Literature
Eça is a master of the absurd and his novels are full of such nincompoops, our cowardly alter egos.
From New York Times
It turns out, most of us are social nincompoops.
From New York Times
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