Meaning of ninny-pinny | Babel Free

Definitions

Silly, ridiculous, ninnyish.

dialectal

Examples

“But the Country's confidence in the Government had to be maintained at all costs; hence the comical, side-glance, slantingdicular, ninny-pinny way in which the "King's Book," for the most part, is drawn up.”

“They looked so sweet, so innocent, when they were asleep. The girl had little yellow curls — not like⟳ these ninny-pinny clipped heads you see⟳ nowadays.”

“In the second part of the book, they tell⟳ you how to crack a safe. There are all kinds of ninny-pinny, dopey things, like⟳ "It might be a good idea to try⟳ a date⟳ for the combination, because lots of people like⟳ to use⟳ dates."”

“Ah, to be able to bring⟳ a pause to this whole mess, to the ninny-pinny men giving useless advice, to the bad news (to the endless briefings on the state of the economy and the ever-worstening crime in the streets).”

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