ninnyhammer

noun

nin·​ny·​ham·​mer ˈni-nē-ˌha-mər 

: ninny

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
• ninny
• nit [chiefly British]
• nitwit
• nut
• nutcase
• simp
• simpleton
• turkey
• yo-yo

Examples of ninnyhammer in a Sentence

what kind of ninnyhammer would believe that?

don't just stand there like a ninnyhammer —give me some help

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above