nincompoop

  • 21nincompoop — nin•com•poop [[t]ˈnɪn kəmˌpup, ˈnɪŋ [/t]] n. a fool or simpleton • Etymology: 1670–80; orig. uncert. nin′com•poop er•y, n …

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  • 22nincompoop — /ˈnɪŋkəmpup / (say ningkuhmpoohp) noun a fool or simpleton. {origin uncertain; 17th century British slang} …

  • 23nincompoop — n. a simpleton; a fool . Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn …

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  • 24fool — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See folly. v. dupe, mislead; idle away; tamper. See deception, change, inactivity. fool around II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A silly or stupid person] Syn. nitwit, simpleton, dunce, ninny, cretin, nincompoop …

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  • 25idiot — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. simpleton, nincompoop, booby; see fool 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. moron, imbecile, *retard, fool, nincompoop, simpleton, half wit, lamebrain, *numskull, *chowderhead, *airhead, *dufus, ignoramus, dolt, *boob,… …

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  • 26List of Latin phrases (N) — This page lists direct English translations of Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before that of… …

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  • 27ass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. donkey, jackass, burro; fool, simpleton; slang, buttocks, derriere. See transportation, folly, rear, body. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A stupid person] Syn. dolt, dunce, blockhead; see fool 1 . 2. [A… …

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  • 28simpleton — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dunce, blockhead, moron, ninny, nincompoop, innocent, fool, nitwit, dope (sl.), jerk (sl.). See folly, ignorance. Ant., sage. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. clod, idiot, bungler; see fool 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 29nitwit — n fool, ninny, nincompoop, goose; dimwit, half wit, simpleton, Simple Simon, Inf. jay, Sl. bird brain, Sl. pinhead. See nincompoop …

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  • 30addlepated — adjective stupid and confused blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow Isaac Sterne • Syn: ↑addlebrained, ↑puddingheaded, ↑muddleheaded • Similar to: ↑confused …

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