- nin|com|poop|er|y
- nin|com|poop|er|y «NIHN kuhm POO puhr ee», noun.lack of good judgment and sense; foolishness: »
he nincompoopery of customers who persist in buying cars they cannot afford... (Atlantic).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
nin|com|poop|er|y
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nin|com|poop — «NIHN kuhm poop», noun. a fool; simpleton. ╂[earlier nicompoop] … Useful english dictionary
nin·com·poop — /ˈnınkəmˌpuːp/ noun, pl poops [count] informal : a foolish or stupid person The people running that company are a bunch of nincompoops! … Useful english dictionary
com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
poop — nin·com·poop; poop; poop·er scoop·er; lir·i·poop; nin·com·poop·ery; … English syllables
nin — ac·er·tan·nin; ac·e·tan·nin; ace·tyl·tan·nin; adre·nin; ag·glu·ti·nin; al·bu·tan·nin; al·kan·nin; anem·o·nin; an·gi·o·to·nin; an·tho·cy·a·nin; an·to·nin·i·a·nus; apoc·y·nin; as·i·nin·i·ty; ave·nin; ba·ku·nin·ism; ba·ku·nin·ist; be·ta·nin;… … English syllables
nincompoop — nin·com·poop … English syllables
nincompoop — nin•com•poop [[t]ˈnɪn kəmˌpup, ˈnɪŋ [/t]] n. a fool or simpleton • Etymology: 1670–80; orig. uncert. nin′com•poop er•y, n … From formal English to slang
nincompoop — nin|com|poop [ˈnıŋkəmpu:p] n old fashioned [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: ninny + nicompoop stupid person (1600 1700)] a stupid person … Dictionary of contemporary English
nincompoop — nin|com|poop [ nıŋkəm,pup ] noun count OLD FASHIONED a stupid person … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nincompoopery — nin·com·poop·ery … English syllables
