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Definition of Ninnyhammer
1. n. A simpleton; a silly person.
Definition of Ninnyhammer
1. Noun. a foolish person; a simpleton ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ninnyhammer
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ninnyhammer
Literary usage of Ninnyhammer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Racing Calendar for (1853)
"Gossip, with Vest in waiting, made play to the turn of the lands, where ninnyhammer
displaced the latter, and challenged the leader in the cords, ..."
2. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1854)
"As we read the announcement we could not help thinking how many estates there
are, which by being brought to the hammer are taken away from the ninnyhammer. ..."
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