Nincompoop Definition

nĭnkəm-po͝op, nĭng-
nincompoops
noun
nincompoops
A stupid, silly person; fool.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Nincompoop

Noun

Singular:
nincompoop
Plural:
nincompoops

Origin of Nincompoop

  • Earlier (1676) nicompoop, from Latin non compos mentis (“not of sound mind"). The earliest known use of nincompoop spelling is from 1680.

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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