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Definition of Nincompoop
1. Noun. A stupid foolish person.
Definition of Nincompoop
1. n. A fool; a silly or stupid person.
Definition of Nincompoop
1. Noun. A silly or foolish person. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nincompoop
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nincompoop
Literary usage of Nincompoop
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"A nincompoop ; a conceited fellow.— DE VERF. (1872). ... Way. land Smith expressed .
. . his utter scorn for a nincompoop who stuck his head under ..."
2. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1854)
"With respect to the use of the word "nincompoop" he must say, ... When an editor
is cashiered for indulging in such low syllables as " nincompoop," no ..."
3. Crabb's English Synonyms by George Crabb (1917)
"NINNY, nincompoop. These are slang or colloquial terms meaning a simpleton, ...
The origin of nincompoop is supposed to be due to a vitiation of the Latin ..."
4. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1897)
"Thou shalt be captain of my archers in place of yon blundering nincompoop, whom
thou hast overcome." "Yon blundering nincompoop is a skilful and gallant ..."
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