ninnyhammer

American  

[nin-ee-ham-er] / ˈnɪn iˌhæm ər /

noun

1. a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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ninnyhammer British  

/ ˈnɪnɪˌhæmə /

noun

1. a ninny

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Etymology

Origin of ninnyhammer

First recorded in 1585–95; ninny + hammer

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Example Sentences

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ninnyhammer

That will do, Direxia; you mean well, but you are a ninnyhammer.

From Mrs. Tree by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

"Have you no more manners than to rail at Hocus, that has saved that clod-pated, numskull'd ninnyhammer of yours from ruin, and all his family?"—ARBUTHNOT: ib., w.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown

I pursued the sad inquiry: 'A noodle, a pigwidgeon, a ninnyhammer, a bubble on the wave, a leaf in the wind, Madame!'

From More Trivia by Logan Pearsall Smith

I don't care the devil had the M'Mahons; but I am bound to this ninnyhammer of a landlord, who has got me promoted, and who promises, besides, to get an appointment for you.

From The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by William Carleton

You needn't attempt to argue with me, because you are a ninnyhammer, and I am a second Nestor.

From The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations by James Branch Cabell

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