noun
ninnyhammer
Ninnyhammer (noun) means a silly or foolish person.
noun
1
A silly or foolish person.
"'Well, if I don't deserve to be hung on the end of one as a warning to numbskulls! You're nowt but a ninnyhammer, Sam Gamgee: that's what the Gaffer said to me often enough, it being a word of his. Rope!'"
— J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King (1955)
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Etymology
Apparently from ninny (although attested slightly later) + -hammer, of unknown origin; perhaps compare earlier hammer-headed.
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What is the meaning of ninnyhammer?
"ninnyhammer" (noun) means a silly or foolish person.
What is another word for ninnyhammer?
Other words for "ninnyhammer" include nincompoop, ninny, boob.
