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
You know that feeling of dread you get during musicals, where the plot screeches to a halt so that some ninny can sing about their feelings?
From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2020
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
"Which only goes to prove that you are indeed a ninny, a lackwit, and a...a clodpoll."
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
