ninny
Example Sentences
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Can we laugh at Baryshnikov’s infatuated ninny with her bottom row of rotting orange teeth?
From Los Angeles Times
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
But she flubbed the attempt, using a dated, offensive term: “Don’t mean to use an inappropriate word, but pica ninny came to mind,” Ms. Wintour wrote.
From New York Times
You know that feeling of dread you get during musicals, where the plot screeches to a halt so that some ninny can sing about their feelings?
From The Guardian
So, although the fact that there are a significant number of ninnies among the 329 million people in this country is embarrassing, it is not surprising.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
