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1. www.etymonline.com › word › nincompoopnincompoop | Etymology of nincompoop by etymonline

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   Dec 9, 2023 · nincompoop (n.) nincompoop. (n.) 1670s, nicompoop, also ninkompoop; the modern form is attested by 1680s. Another frequent spelling through 18c. was nickum-poop. Defined in the 1699 Dictionary of the Canting Crew as "a Fool, also a silly soft, Uxorious Fellow." Despite the similarity [noted by Johnson] to the Latin legal phrase non compos ...

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     nincompoop 뜻: 멍청이; 1670년대, nicompoop, 또한 ninkompoop; 현대형은...

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     This is from PIE root *newn "nine" (source also of Sanskrit...

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     NIMBY. acronym for not in my back yard, 1980, American...

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     ninepence. (n.) "the sum of nine pennies," 1540s, from nine...

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     in phrase to the nines "to perfection, fully, elaborately"...

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     nick. (n.) "notch, groove, slit," mid-15c., nik, nyke, a...

2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nincompoopNincompoop Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of NINCOMPOOP is a stupid or silly person : fool, simpleton. How to use nincompoop in a sentence.

3. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › nincompoopnincompoop - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Jun 2, 2024 · Production failures, screw-ups, and faulty service aren't usually the fault of the supposed nincompoops with whom we're dealing but instead the Nincompoopery—i.e., the meta-foolishness—of the companies and systems in which they're forced to work.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › nincompoopNincompoop - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   nincompoop: 1 n a stupid foolish person Synonyms: ninny , poop Type of: simple , simpleton a person lacking intelligence or common sense

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › nincompoopNINCOMPOOP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   NINCOMPOOP definition: 1. a silly or stupid person 2. a silly or stupid person 3. a foolish or stupid person. Learn more.

6. www.oed.com › dictionary › nincompoop_nnincompoop noun - Oxford English Dictionary

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   mid 1600s. The earliest known use of the noun nincompoop is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for nincompoop is from around 1668. nincompoop is of uncertain origin. See etymology.

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   What does nincompoop mean?

   • nincompoop (n.) 1670s, nicompoop, also ninkompoop; the modern form is attested by 1680s. Another frequent spelling through 18c. was nickum-poop. Defined in the 1699 Dictionary of the Canting Crew as "a Fool, also a silly soft, Uxorious Fellow."

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   Where did nincompoop come from?

   • The word was first coined in the 1600s according to the Online Etymology Dictionary although the exact origins of nincompoop are contested. The word is noticeably similar to the Latin phrase “non compos mentis” meaning someone is ‘insane or mentally incompetent.’ However, the connection is denied by the Oxford English Dictionary.

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   When was nincompoop first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun nincompoop is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for nincompoop is from around 1668. nincompoop is of uncertain origin. nine, adj. & n.

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   Where did the word nicompoop come from?

   • The English lexicographer Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) suggested that the first element might be from Latin non compos (mentis) (“not of sound mind”), but the Oxford English Dictionary notes that this does not correspond with early forms of the word from the 16th century such as nickumpoop and nicompoop. [ 2 ]

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8. www.collinsdictionary.com › nincompoopNINCOMPOOP - Find out everything about this English word ...

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