Jalen Nailor - Why is Nailor a Nincompoop? He started the Green Bay comeback. Right before half he was fielding a punt and lost it in the sun. Instead of letting it go, being up 28 points ...

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 ...

The earliest recorded uses of “nincompoop” (or nicompoop, or nickumpoop, or nincumpoop) appear in the late 17th century around 1676. The usage implied fool or dolt, however, the word “ninny ...

“I am,” Damon declared with mock pride, “a true nincompoop in this movie.” “True Grit” presents the story of a 14-year-old girl (Steinfeld) who hires a battered and boozy U.S. marshal ...

The 57 yarder was a long kick, but something he could have made. Not the nincompoop there, but he then missed the 43 yard field goal. That FG nearly cost the Vikings the game. There seems to be a ...