Ninnery

//ˈnɪnəɹi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ninnyish behavior; foolery; foolishness. countable, uncommon, uncountable

    "Those loose “Arabian tales” of the great border-cities, were but profane ninnery to their stern natural judgments."

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"Those loose “Arabian tales” of the great border-cities, were but profane ninnery to their stern natural judgments."

Etymology

From ninny + -ery.

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