ninnyhammer
ninnyhammer · ninnyhammers
A foolish person; a simpletonA foolish person; a simpleton.
Meaning
1 sensesA foolish person; a simpleton.
1608, A Yorkshire Tragedy, dubiously claimed to be by William Shakespeare Why, the more fool she; aye, the more ninny hammer she.
Origin
Apparently from ninny (although attested slightly later) + -hammer, of unknown origin; perApparently from ninny (although attested slightly later) + -hammer, of unknown origin; perhaps compare earlier hammer-headed.
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