ninny

Example Sentences

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He did not call Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, who was in attendance at the Senate meeting, a ninny.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2024

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

Before the sixth season, Mr. Metcalfe’s first as showrunner, he faced the task of replacing Larry Linville, who was leaving the show after his run as the officious, rules-obsessed ninny Major Frank Burns.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2022

The people who are from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan would have you believe that you are a ninny because you might wish for such a thing.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2018

Can you imagine what it’s like to go to Gym and have Coach Quatrini, the pied ninny, announce that morning exercises will be stretches so that we can all practice soaring like Ariel the Fairy?

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt