Sunday Word: Ninnyhammer

Jun 09, 2024 19:07


ninnyhammer [nin-ee-ham-er]

noun:
a fool or simpleton

Examples:

My efforts were feeble because I was a ninnyhammer, but I brought the project in under budget.(Al Batt, At least I wouldn’t have to bother to burn it behind me, Albert Lea Tribune, March 2021)

I already eat as slowly as I can without looking like an affected ninnyhammer, so my ( Read more... )

old english, english: elizabethan, noun, n, wordsmith: sallymn

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spikesgirl58 June 9 2024, 12:46:40 UTC
love this one!

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sallymn June 12 2024, 12:01:09 UTC
It is a fun word, isn't it? :)

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spikesgirl58 June 12 2024, 12:30:49 UTC
I have got to use it in something! I saved it to use for my six word challenge next week. :DD

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