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NINNY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ninny mean?
• NINNY (noun)
The noun NINNY has 1 sense:
1. a stupid foolish person
Familiarity information: NINNY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stupid foolish person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
nincompoop; ninny; poop
Hypernyms ("ninny" is a kind of...):
simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)
Context examples
The Colonel is a ninny, my dear; because he has two thousand a-year himself, he thinks that nobody else can marry on less.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
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