nincompoop noun nin· com· poop ˈnin-kəm-ˌpüp ˈniŋ- plural nincompoops informal : a stupid or silly person : fool, simpleton … they could easily find some nincompoop to give them yet …

05/12/2016 · nincompoop noun 1 as in lunatic a person who lacks good sense or judgment quit acting like a nincompoop, because I know you are smarter than that Synonyms & Similar …

nincompoop noun One deficient judgment and good sense: ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool. Informal: dope, gander, goose. Slang: cretin, ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.

nincompoop noun [ C ] informal uk / ˈnɪŋ.kəm.puːp / us / ˈnɪŋ.kəm.puːp / a silly or stupid person Synonym ninny old-fashioned informal SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Stupid …

12/11/2022 · poop (n.2) "excrement," 1744, a children's euphemism, probably of imitative origin. The verb in this sense is from 1903, but the same word in the sense "to break wind softly" is attested from 1721; earlier "to make a short blast on a horn" ( poupen, late 14c.). Meaning "stupid or dull person" is from 1915, but this is perhaps short for nincompoop.

05/01/2000 · nincompoop a person lacking common sense, a person who lacks good sense or judgment I work with a gaggle of nincompoops, I guess common sense isn't so common anymore. by Ur Majesty May 19, 2006 Get the nincompoop mug. nincompoop a useless person. stubborn and stupid. Talking to Jay is frustrating. He doesn't listen and he insists on his own ways.

01/12/2022 · nincompoop ( plural nincompoops ) ( derogatory) A foolish or silly person. [from 16th c.] Synonyms: dunderhead, fool, imbecile, nitwit, gaby, hammerhead, putz; see also Thesaurus: fool Alternative forms [ edit] nickumpoop, nicompoop, nincumpoop ( obsolete) Translations [ edit] foolish or silly person Derived terms [ edit] nincompoopish

nincompoop / ˈ nɪnkəmˌpuːp/ noun plural nincompoops Britannica Dictionary definition of NINCOMPOOP [count] informal : a foolish or stupid person The people running that company are a bunch of nincompoops!

nincompoop noun [ C ] informal us / ˈnɪŋ.kəm.puːp / uk / ˈnɪŋ.kəm.puːp / a silly or stupid person Synonym ninny old-fashioned informal SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Stupid …

nincompoop in British English (ˈnɪnkəmˌpuːp , ˈnɪŋ- ) noun informal a foolish person Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Word origin C17: of unknown origin …