Ninnyism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 predisposition to act like a ninny
"He wondered at his own degree of ninnyism. How severe was it? How incurable was it? Could a man walk through life in a constant readiness to duck?"
Example
More examples"He wondered at his own degree of ninnyism. How severe was it? How incurable was it? Could a man walk through life in a constant readiness to duck?"
Etymology
From ninny + -ism.
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