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ninny
[ nin-ee ]
noun
plural ninnies.
- a fool or simpleton.
ninny
/ ˈ²Ôɪ²Ôɪ /
noun
- a dull-witted person
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Derived Forms
- ˈ²Ô¾±²Ô²Ô²â¾±²õ³ó, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²Ô¾±²Ôn²â·¾±²õ³ó adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ninny1
C16: perhaps from an innocent simpleton
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Can we laugh at Baryshnikov’s infatuated ninny with her bottom row of rotting orange teeth?
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Jane Austen wrote takedowns of this kind of ninny two centuries ago — how fun to see Pike update her twit to the post-Y2K era.
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“No! Oh, you pack of ninnies! Great heroes! I knew I should have gone with you from the beginning.â€
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But she flubbed the attempt, using a dated, offensive term: “Don’t mean to use an inappropriate word, but pica ninny came to mind,†Ms. Wintour wrote.
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You know that feeling of dread you get during musicals, where the plot screeches to a halt so that some ninny can sing about their feelings?
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