to develop into ninnies

We refuse to develop into ninnies


ninny
noun
nin·;ny ;ni-n;
plural ninnies
Synonyms of ninny
: FOOL, SIMPLETON

Synonyms
berk [British]
booby
charlie [British]
charley
cuckoo
ding-a-ling
ding-dong
dingbat
dipstick
doofus [slang]
featherhead
fool
git [British]
goose
half-wit
jackass
lunatic
mooncalf
nincompoop
ninnyhammer
nit [chiefly British]
nitwit
nut
nutcase
simp
simpleton
turkey
yo-yo
Examples of ninny in a Sentence
only a ninny would try to cross a swollen, raging river
was such a ninny that he kept forgetting my name, even though I was wearing a name tag
Recent Examples on the Web
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


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