ninny
ninny · ninnies
A silly or foolish personA silly or foolish person.
/ˈnɪni/
» Did you just call me a ninny?
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(informal)A silly or foolish person.
Dummkopf, Idiot
ню́няnjúnja
a stupid foolish person
Examples
1 sentencesDid you just call me a ninny?
Translations
2 languagesРусский
a silly or foolish person:
Deutsch
a silly or foolish person:
Origin
Unknown; the synonym ninnyhammer appears around the same time. Possibly related to innocenUnknown; the synonym ninnyhammer appears around the same time. Possibly related to innocent or Italian ninno (“small child”).
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