| 词汇 | ninny |
| 词源 | ninny. Ninny, for “a fool or simpleton,” is probably an abbre- viation or pet form of innocent, it being only a short step from “adorably innocent” to “foolishly simple.” The word is first re- corded in 1592 and an early synonym, used by Rabelais, was ninny-whoop. Thus it predates nincompoop. |
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