ninny
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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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
And the Savior who approached her not thinking she might – just might – have plan is, as we say in the UK, a total ninny.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 12, 2017
Many of the lavishly themed attractions were not yet operating during my visit, but I’m kind of a slide ninny and probably wouldn’t have ridden the more aggressive ones anyway.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2017
Achilles is a besotted fool; Patroclus a figure both narcissistic and stupid; Hector a fraud; Ulysses a hustler; Ajax a lout; Paris a ninny.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2015
“I’m sure they haven’t stolen Peter. Stop being such a ninny, and let me get back to sleep!”
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
So, although the fact that there are a significant number of ninnies among the 329 million people in this country is embarrassing, it is not surprising.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2020
For having a connection to the internet, yet knowing you don’t have to engage the haters, idiots and/or spiteful ninnies on social media.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2018
Mr. Shamos isn’t entirely sure why all these dolts and ninnies come his way.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2015
People want to feel safe and have precdictability, yet we are right now a nation of scared ninnies, that cable, talk radio, and the 10 o'clock news only exacerabates.
From Time ● Jun. 6, 2013
“Other than the fact that they’re not wooden-headed ninnies who can only open their mouths to give orders and gossip?”
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
