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ninnyhammer

ninnyhammer noun: a foolish person; a simpleton.

Noun

ninnyhammer (plural ninnyhammers)

  1. A foolish person; a simpleton.
    • Why, the more fool she; aye, the more ninny hammer she.1608, A Yorkshire Tragedy, dubiously claimed to be by William Shakespeare
    • "You silly, awkward, ill-bred country sow," quoth one, "have you no more manners than to rail at Hocus that has saved that clod-pated numskulled ninny-hammer of yours from ruin, and all his family?1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull
    Synonyms:
    ninny, nincompoop, boob

ninnyhammer meaning in Bengali

ninnyhammer in Bengali

একজন নির্বোধ ব্যক্তি, একজন বোকা মানুষ

Examples of ninnyhammer in a sentence

  • 'Silly noodle!—foolish simpleton!—bewildered ninnyhammer!1836, Joanna Baillie, Enthusiasm, act 2:
  • You're nowt but a ninnyhammer, Sam Gamgee: that's what the Gaffer said to me often enough, it being a word of his.1955, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King:

Synonyms of ninnyhammer

Forms of ninnyhammer

pluralninnyhammers

Origin of ninnyhammer

Apparently from ninny (although attested slightly later) + -hammer, of unknown origin; perhaps compare earlier hammer-headed.

Questions about ninnyhammer

What does ninnyhammer mean?
Ninnyhammer means a foolish person; a simpleton.
What is ninnyhammer in Bengali?
Ninnyhammer in Bengali is একজন নির্বোধ ব্যক্তি, একজন বোকা মানুষ. See Ninnyhammer meaning in Bengali.
How do you use ninnyhammer in a sentence?
'Silly noodle!—foolish simpleton!—bewildered ninnyhammer!
What part of speech is ninnyhammer?
Ninnyhammer is a noun.
What is the plural of ninnyhammer?
The plural of ninnyhammer is ninnyhammers.

Words near ninnyhammer in the dictionary

  1. ninnery
  2. ninnies
  3. Ninnis
  4. ninny
  5. ninny-pinny
  6. ninnyhammer
  7. ninnyhammers
  8. ninnyish
  9. ninnyism
  10. ninnyisms
  11. Ninomiya

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