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

Example Sentences

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

From Mrs. Tree by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe

"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 Brown, Goold

"You ninnyhammer," said she to her son, "you should have carried it on your shoulder."

From Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England by Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard)

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 Smith, Logan Pearsall

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 Carleton, William