ninnyhammer

nin·ny·ham·mer

noun \ˈni-nē-ˌha-mər\

Definition of NINNYHAMMER

: ninny

Examples of NINNYHAMMER

1. <what kind of ninnyhammer would believe that?>
2. <don't just stand there like a ninnyhammer —give me some help>

First Known Use of NINNYHAMMER

1592

Related to NINNYHAMMER

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, nincompoop, ninny, fool, 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 NINNYHAMMER

katzenjammer, monogrammer, Rotterdammer, water hammer, yellowhammer