ninny
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈnɪni/
- Offensive
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tonto
- Ohh, get that ninny out of here!
- cotton-headed ninny
- little ninny
- just being a ninny
You're a right little shivering ninny in your big old onesie.
- You're a right little shivering ninny in your big old onesie.
Examples
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"Henry, you're such a ninny about Hamish."
Fiction book (1990) -
Marnie, stop acting like such a ninny.
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- Playing soldiers, you great ninny.
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Use your hat, you ninny!
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Jesus, how did I ever get involved with such a ninny?
Fiction book (1990) -
I mean, I took 32 trips, you ninny.
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Bill was a vacillating ninny, and she was better off without him.
Fiction book (1996) -
Well, I had a plan, but you ninnies just ruined it.
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Well, don't stand there like a bunch of ninnies.
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She called him a ninny for forgetting the simplest details.
Synonyms
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1.2
A person who acts very stupidly, used as an insult
115
6.0
A person who is seen as stupid or makes simple mistakes
36
7.9
A person who acts silly and not very smart
14
7.7
A person who is not very smart
13
8.4
A person who acts in a very silly way
8
8.1
A person who is not very smart or acts silly
8
6.8
A person who is not very smart and often acts without thinking
5
9.2
A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word
4
8.9
A person who is very stupid
3
9.8
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
2
8.7
A person who is not very smart
1
2.7
A person who is not intelligent and often makes poor choices
1
8.7
A person who is silly and not very bright
1
9.8
A rude word for a person who is very stupid
1
9.9
A person who is not very intelligent
1
9.9
A person who annoys others by acting foolish
A foolish or silly person said as an insult
A person who acts silly so others tease or laugh at them
A rude name for a person who is slow to understand
A person who acts very foolishly and cannot do simple tasks
A very foolish person who is bad at doing things
A rude slang name for someone who acts foolish or makes silly mistakes
A foolish person who does silly things
A person who behaves in a silly way
A donkey or a person people think is foolish
A person who is not very smart
A person who behaves in a silly way
Antonyms
Compounds
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ninny probably comes from simple baby-talk like ninnie or 'nana', words used for small children, so it began to mean someone childish or silly. That's why calling someone a ninny means they are a fool.