nincompoop

nin·com·poop

 (nĭn′kəm-po͞op′, nĭng′-)

n.

A silly, foolish, or stupid person.

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[Origin unknown.]

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nin′com·poop′er·y n.

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nincompoop

(ˈnɪnkəmˌpuːp; ˈnɪŋ-)

n

a stupid person; fool; idiot

[C17: of unknown origin]

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nin•com•poop

(ˈnɪn kəmˌpup, ˈnɪŋ-)

n.

a fool or simpleton.

[1670–80; orig. uncertain]

nin′com•poop`er•y, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nincompoop - a stupid foolish person ninny, poop simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense

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nincompoop

noun idiot, charlie (Brit. informal), fool, jerk (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), plank (Brit. slang), berk (Brit. slang), prick (derogatory slang), wally (slang), prat (slang), plonker (slang), coot, geek (slang), twit (informal, chiefly Brit.), chump, dunce, oaf, simpleton, dimwit (informal), dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), nitwit (informal), dolt, blockhead, ninny, divvy (slang), pillock (Brit. slang), dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), fathead (informal), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), lamebrain (informal), fuckwit (taboo slang), nerd or nurd (slang), numbskull or numskull Only a complete nincompoop would believe a story like that.

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nincompoop

noun

One deficient in judgment and good sense:

ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool.

Informal: dope, gander, goose.

Slang: cretin, ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey.

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Translations

Dummkopf

babbeo

nincompoop

(o.f.) [ˈnɪŋkəmpuːp] N → bobo/a m/f

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nincompoop

n (inf) → Trottel m (inf), → Simpel m (inf)

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nincompoop

[ˈnɪŋkəmˌpuːp] n (fam) → scemo/a

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