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nincompoopery

nincompoopery noun: the beliefs and behaviours of a nincompoop; folly; idiocy.

Noun

nincompoopery (usually uncountable, plural nincompooperies)

  1. (usually) The beliefs and behaviours of a nincompoop; folly; idiocy.

Forms of nincompoopery

pluralnincompooperies

Origin of nincompoopery

From nincompoop + -ery.

Questions about nincompoopery

What does nincompoopery mean?
Nincompoopery means the beliefs and behaviours of a nincompoop; folly; idiocy.
What part of speech is nincompoopery?
Nincompoopery is a noun.
What is the plural of nincompoopery?
The plural of nincompoopery is nincompooperies.

Words near nincompoopery in the dictionary

  1. ninas
  2. Ninawa
  3. nincom
  4. nincompoop
  5. nincompooperies
  6. nincompoopery
  7. nincompoopish
  8. nincompoopism
  9. nincompoops
  10. nincoms
  11. nincum

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