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nincompoop(dictionary)

nincompoop (iou)



nincompoop noun. Also (earlier) nicompoop. L17.
[Origin uncertain: perh. from male forename Nicholas or Nicodemus (cf. French nicodeme simpleton) with -n- due to assoc. with NINNY, + POOP verb2.]
A simpleton, a foolish person.
P. Scott I felt such a nincompoop.
nincompoopery noun behaviour characteristic of a nincompoop E20.
nincompoopi'ana noun pl. [-ANA] (orig. derog.) publications or other items concerning or associated with the aesthetic movement L19.
nincompoopish adjective somewhat like a nincompoop L19.