ninny

Example Sentences

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He did not call Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, who was in attendance at the Senate meeting, a ninny.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2024

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

Mr. Graham, with the work’s stark conclusion, leaves you feeling like a simplistic ninny for ever thinking it might have been.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2017

Achilles is a besotted fool; Patroclus a figure both narcissistic and stupid; Hector a fraud; Ulysses a hustler; Ajax a lout; Paris a ninny.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2015

Later, when I told Doreen about his curious behavior, she said, "You ninny, he wanted his tip."

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath