ninnyhammer
A complete blockhead
A ninnyhammer is a fool or simpleton—someone lacking sense or intelligence.
The word is old-fashioned and playful, more likely to appear in period fiction than modern speech: Don't be such a ninnyhammer.
It belongs to a family of archaic insults including nincompoop and ninny.
Unintelligent person
- doltStupid person
- blockheadStupid, foolish person
- dunceSlow-witted person
- dunderheadA foolish person
buffoon · nitwit · dimwit · numskull · bonehead · ignoramus · airhead · dope
Minor fool
- jackassMale donkey; idiot
- lamebrainFoolish, stupid person
- dingbatDecorative printing symbol
- doofusFoolish, inept person
numbskull · birdbrain · pinhead · fathead · knucklehead · muttonhead · chucklehead · pea-brain
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- greenColor of vegetation
- guilelessFree from deceit
simple · unworldly · ingenuous · inexperienced · artless · impressionable · trusting · unsuspecting
simpleton
Unintelligent person
dunderhead · buffoon · nitwit · dimwit · numskull · bonehead · ignoramus · airhead · dope · clod
twit
Minor fool
doofus · numbskull · birdbrain · pinhead · fathead · knucklehead · muttonhead · chucklehead · pea-brain · saphead
gullible
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- greenColor of vegetation
guileless · simple · unworldly · ingenuous · inexperienced · artless · impressionable · trusting · unsuspecting · callow
ninnyhammergenius
Person of rare brilliance
sage · intellectual · brain · mastermind · whiz
ninnyhammersage
Wisdom keeper or seasoning
sharp cookie · sophisticate · maven · sharp mind · old hand