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nincompoopery

nin·com·poop
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nin-kuh m-poop, ning-]
    • /ˈnɪn kəmˌpup, ˈnɪŋ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nin-kuh m-poop, ning-]
    • /ˈnɪn kəmˌpup, ˈnɪŋ-/

Definitions of nincompoopery word

  • noun nincompoopery a fool or simpleton. 1
  • noun nincompoopery The beliefs and behaviours of a nincompoop; folly; idiocy. 1
  • noun nincompoopery the quality or state of stupidity or idiocy 0
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Origin of nincompoopery

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80; origin uncertain

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Parts of speech for Nincompoopery

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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nincompoopery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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