nincompoop

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Rocksteady skill powers Nincompoop, a wonderfully named song by a pre-Israelites Desmond Dekker.

From The Guardian • Aug. 11, 2011

During this lively interlude Justice Nincompoop arrived on the scene, and to him they appealed to judge their claims.

From The Original Fables of La Fontaine Rendered into English Prose by Fredk. Colin Tilney by Tilney, Frederick Colin

"No, Mr Nincompoop," answered Briggs angrily, "I put them on a stall."

From Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 2 by Burney, Fanny

A Reporter should be independent enough to meet the approaches of gentlemen of the Nincompoop persuasion with a flat rebuff.

From The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters by Ward, Artemus

You will see that Justice Nincompoop draws all the money and leaves only the empty purse and the shells to the litigants.

From The Original Fables of La Fontaine Rendered into English Prose by Fredk. Colin Tilney by Tilney, Frederick Colin