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1. • Latin non compos mentis

     • Earlier (1676) nicompoop, from Latin non compos mentis ("not of sound mind"). The earliest known use of nincompoop spelling is from 1680.
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   What is the origin of the word nincompoop?

   • -The original theory behind nincompoop's origin was that it came from the Latin legal phrase non compos mentis, meaning 'insane, mentally incompetent,' which was being used in English courts by the early 17th century.

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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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   Is nincompoop a meaningless word?

   • Nincompoop is not a meaningless word as some people maintain. Try calling your boss a nincompoop and see what happens. More correctly, it is ‘nonsense' word that has been used to describe a fool, blockhead, idiot, simpleton etc, since the 17th century.

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   Was nincompoop a corruption of the Latin 'non compos mentis'?

   • No less a person than the famous lexicographer Samuel Johnson in 1775 tried to make a case that it was a corruption of the Latin non compos mentis, which was widely used by doctors and lawyers in everyday speech and often shortened to non compos. Johnson argued that to the uneducated masses,'non compos' could well sound like 'nincompoop'.

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   What does the Nincompoop do?

   • The nincompoop plants his seeds The nincompoop is a giant phallus The nincompoop never tends to their needs The nincompoop makes all the girls jealous The nincompoop will one day flop The nincompoop is ready for the chop.

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   Does 'non compos' sound like 'nincompoop'?

   • Johnson argued that to the uneducated masses,'non compos' could well sound like 'nincompoop'. Most etymologists, however, remain unconvinced and simply classify it as a nonsense word of unknown origin. There is no denying, however, that it sounds very much like what it purports to describe.

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

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   Dec 9, 2023 · 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 mentis "insane ...

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

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     ninefold. (adj., adv.) "nine times repeated, nine times as...

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

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     mid-14c., "one whose profession is to plead cases in a court...

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

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     nine. (num.) "the cardinal number one more than eight or one...

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

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

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   Sep 27, 2024 · nincompoop (plural nincompoops) (derogatory) A foolish or silly person. [from 16th c.] Synonyms: dunderhead, fool, imbecile, nitwit, gaby, hammerhead, putz; see also Thesaurus: fool. The Ship of Fools Fully Fraught and Richly Laden with Asses, Fools, Jack-daws, Ninnihammers, Coxcombs, Slender-wits, Shallowbrains, Paper-Skuls, Simpletons ...

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6. idiomorigins.org › origin › nincompoopNincompoop - History of Nincompoop - Idiom Origins

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   Origin of: Nincompoop. Nincompoop is not a meaningless word as some people maintain. Try calling your boss a nincompoop and see what happens. More correctly, it is ‘nonsense' word that has been used to describe a fool, blockhead, idiot, simpleton etc, since the 17th century.

7. www.oxfordreference.com › abstract › 10Nincompoop - Oxford Reference

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   [L17th]The word nincompoop perhaps came from Nicodemus, the name of a Jewish Pharisee in the New Testament who became something of a byword for slow-wittedness. Nicodemus secretly visited Jesus one night to hear about his teachings.

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   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.

9. 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.

10. www.wordsense.eu › nincompoopnincompoop: meaning, synonyms - WordSense

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    The earliest known use of nincompoop spelling is from 1680. Pronunciation. IPA: /ˈnɪŋ.kəm.puːp/ Noun nincompoop (pl. nincompoops) A silly or foolish person. 1680, Matthew Stevenson, The wits paraphras'd: or, Paraphrase upon paraphrase: In a burlesque on the several late translations of Ovids Epistles ..., page 161: "Tis such another ...