nincompoop

nin·com·poop

noun \ˈnin-kəm-ˌpüp, ˈniŋ-\

Definition of NINCOMPOOP

: fool, simpleton

— nin·com·poop·ery \-ˌpü-pə-rē\ noun

Examples of NINCOMPOOP

1. The people running that company are a bunch of nincompoops!
2. <quit acting like a nincompoop, because I know you are smarter than that>

Origin of NINCOMPOOP

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1676

Related to NINCOMPOOP

Synonyms: berk [British], booby, charlie (also charley) [British], cuckoo, ding-a-ling, dingbat, ding-dong, dipstick, doofus [slang], featherhead, git [British], goose, half-wit, jackass, lunatic, mooncalf, fool, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, nut, nutcase, simp, simpleton, turkey, yo-yo

Antonyms: brain, genius

Related Words: daredevil; madman, madwoman; airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, cretin, dodo, dolt, donkey, dope, dork [slang], dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fathead, gander, goon, half-wit, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, know-nothing, knucklehead, moron, numskull (or numbskull), pinhead, schlub (also shlub) [slang], schlump [slang], schnook [slang], stock; featherbrain, scatterbrain; butt, dupe, laughingstock, mockery, monkey; chump, loser, schlemiel (also shlemiel); character, codger, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, kook, oddball, screwball, weirdo

Near Antonyms: sage, thinker; brain, genius

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Rhymes with NINCOMPOOP

alley-oop, cock-a-hoop, focus group, for a loop, Guadalupe, Guadeloupe, open loop, paratroop, pressure group, supergroup, support group