With all that said, let’s take a look at this week’s nominees. Sam Darnold - Why is Darnold a Nincompoop? If they were playing a better team, that game would’ve been over at halftime.

America is awash in outrage and incivility, routinely exuded by people on the left and the right of the political spectrum. And the flames are fanned by a social media culture that rewards the ...

Ed Mullins of the Sergeants Benevolent Association called de Blasio a “total nincompoop” for his handling of the situation. “His actions are contributing to the injuries that are being ...

Q: My dictionary says that the origin of "nincompoop" is unknown. Can you tell me anything else about it? F.C., Seattle A: One early theory about the origin of this odd word asserted that it was ...

Nincompoop and boogie were meanwhile both declared unfamiliar to 28 per cent of respondents respectively. Exposing the apparent decline in certain words' popularity, only 24 per cent of a further ...

Sir Alan said: "Former prime minister Tony Blair described himself as a 'nincompoop' for his role in the legislation, saying that it was 'antithetical to sensible government'. "Yet when we sought ...

Alas, my restraint didn't last for 24 hours before being unshackled by a vicious letter issued by a motley crew of learned friends in defence of "their own" after his feelings were hurt by being ...