Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nincumpoop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nin-cumpoop
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of nincompoop.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"May'ſt thou paſs for a Nincumpoop all the World over, / From Paris to France, and from England to Dover."
"Nickumpoop, or Nincumpoop, a fooliſh fellow; alſo one who never ſaw his wife's ****."
"What, do you give it up so? you poor, ſpiritleſs nincumpoops! I would roar till I burſted firſt, before I would give it up so to such a low-liv'd, beggarly rabble."
"No, but I take you for a man, Peter, who when good fortune throws something in his way, would indeed be a nincumpoop if ever he slighted her favours."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

nincumpoops (plural)

Questions

What does nincumpoop mean?: Obsolete spelling of nincompoop.

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