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Recent Examples of ninny 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. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 Kopas, who wisely eschews hamming, makes Frank a spry, eloquent presence, although more dourness in the play’s initial scenes might help his character stand out from the salon’s cheerful ninnies. Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 May 2023 Because some ninny has not read the user manual. Sarah Barker, Outside Online, 19 Mar. 2021 Sure enough, the team at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, an organization that provides food to more than 700 pantries throughout the Chicago area, contacted me and said a conservative donor who thinks me quite the ninny had donated $10,000. Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 16 Dec. 2021 This part of a snow bath is: Yas ninny' bee táádigis bil ádi didiilchil dóó ádaah nidinííldah, or rub your face and body with snow and dust it off. Kiliii Yüyan, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2020 This Macbeth is something of a ninny, a lightweight who lounges on a throne that seems far too big for him. Kyle Smith, National Review, 2 Nov. 2019 When this became public knowledge, Stephen Spender, Lasky’s deputy and more a ninny than a poet, resigned. David Pryce-Jones, National Review, 22 Aug. 2019 But the story goes that mall proponents had to overcome three tremendous obstacles: the Great Depression, World War II, and the city’s anti-growth ninnies. oregonlive.com, 1 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ninny
Noun
  • Burgess and Shelby’s View Forecasting Trump’s decisions is always a fool’s errand, and his public statements on Wednesday only underscored his opaque approach.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 18 June 2025
  • Still, only a fool would underestimate the strength of a mom’s love.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.
    Drew Broussard May 22, Literary Hub, 22 May 2025
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Our friends came over to hang out and the goose attacked.
    Harpers Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • The goose wore a harness and leash with a small purple bow tie on the front.
    Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • The fact that death itself is the protagonist, rather than some mask-wearing homicidal maniac, is what gives these films their morbid allure.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
  • And a perilous Purge situation flooding the streets with maniacs?
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Apr. 2025

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“Ninny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ninny. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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