A former Reagan speechwriter called Sarah Palin "an ignorant nincompoop" after she referred to the late president's role in a movie that had co-starred a chimpanzee.
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Nincompoop
/ˈnɪŋkəmpuːp/
Synonyms for "nincompoop" (57 found)
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I slept in and missed my scheduled interview. I feel like such a nincompoop.
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The Ship of Fools Fully Fraught and Richly Laden with Asses, Fools, Jack-daws, Ninnihammers, Coxcombs, Slender-wits, Shallowbrains, Paper-Skuls, Simpletons, Nickumpoops, Wiseakers, Dunces, and Blockheads. Declaring their several Natures, Manners, and Constitutions; the occasion why this Ship was built, with the places of their intended Voyage, and a lift of the Officers that bear Command therein [book title].
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Yes, you Nicompoop, you are a pretty Fellow to pleaſe a Woman indeed.
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