ninny
Example Sentences
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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
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
Granted, not everyone has sympathy for a ninny, or any robot, for that matter.
From Slate • Jun. 19, 2013
"And you're a clodpoll," said the girl, bitterly, "and a ninny, a numbskull, a lackwit and a coxcomb!"
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
