ninny
Example Sentences
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Jane Austen wrote takedowns of this kind of ninny two centuries ago — how fun to see Pike update her twit to the post-Y2K era.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024
The people who are from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan would have you believe that you are a ninny because you might wish for such a thing.
From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2018
And the Savior who approached her not thinking she might – just might – have plan is, as we say in the UK, a total ninny.
From The Guardian • Nov. 12, 2017
Many of the lavishly themed attractions were not yet operating during my visit, but I’m kind of a slide ninny and probably wouldn’t have ridden the more aggressive ones anyway.
From New York Times • May 30, 2017
Later, when I told Doreen about his curious behavior, she said, "You ninny, he wanted his tip."
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
