Meaning of ninnery | Babel Free

Definitions

Ninnyish behavior; foolery; foolishness.

countable, uncommon, uncountable

Examples

“Those loose “Arabian tales” of the great border-cities, were but profane ninnery to their stern natural judgments.”

“I wasn't surprised to find him virulently anti-clerical, and was rather pleased when he told me that he thought that “all theology was sophisticated ninnery”.”

“She tries to emotionalise her relation with Lily, but Lily isn’t having any. The discovery that Lily, behind all her romantic ninnery, is hard as bricks.”

“Who could take them seriously? Ridiculous, the two comedians reparteed. The arguments were common nonsense, the theme was a ninnery. And an entire day passed.”

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