| 单词 | ninny |
| 例句 | “Other than the fact that they’re not wooden-headed ninnies who can only open their mouths to give orders and gossip?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "That was last night's supper, you ninny. You were asleep when I brought it up." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z No, you pied ninny, you blind mole, I wanted to say. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Can you imagine what it’s like to go to Gym and have Coach Quatrini, the pied ninny, announce that morning exercises will be stretches so that we can all practice soaring like Ariel the Fairy? The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z And would he just stand here like a jittery ninny or would he pull himself together and be reasonable? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “He said, ‘Beat the pied ninnies’ Do you know what he means?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Pied ninny,” I said, not loud enough for Coach Quatrini to hear me. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry. I’m just a fool, I suppose. ... I acted a ninny.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “No! Oh, you pack of ninnies! Great heroes! I knew I should have gone with you from the beginning.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “No, you ninny. The Queen isn’t coming. How could she? She’s got ten children to take care of, plus all them castles.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Don’t be such a ninny, I scolded myself. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “She acts like such a ninny. Imagine a girl keeping her parents worried sick all the time. But there are children for you these days.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Fifth, on the Tuesday before the Wednesday of the cream puffs deadline, Mr. Guareschi came in and asked Mrs. Baker if she knew what “pied ninny” meant. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She asked him why he needed to know that, and he told her that Doug Swieteck’s brother was in his office at that very moment for having called Mr. Ludema a pied ninny. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Don’t stand there like ninnies. Speak up. Say what must be said. Or, or—” Her voice dwindled and she began to fidget with her pearls again. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Later, when I told Doreen about his curious behavior, she said, "You ninny, he wanted his tip." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Maybe for a second, Doug Swieteck’s brother thought that, since I had told him about “pied ninny,” he shouldn’t do anything about what his inspiration and ambition were telling him to do. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Don’t stand there like a ninny. Fetch that barrel of wine along at once.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The Newsroom, on the other hand, gives us a series of women as ninnies who need men to set them straight. Dead Tree Alert: Blowhardball: The Not-So-Special Comment of HBO’s The Newsroom 2012-06-21T12:53:34Z Painting didn’t pay the bills, and so she ran a boardinghouse where her tenants ranged from “inanimate, mincing ninnies” to “door slammers.” Vancouver Island, Through an Artist’s Eyes 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z "There just isn’t as much — gonna whisper this — there isn’t as much overall interest in women’s soccer," Limbaugh said, portraying women as oversensitive ninnies who can't deal with hard truths about their own inferiority. Women's World Cup was a triumph — and totally triggered the right-wing snowflakes 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Siegfried can seem a passive ninny in the traditional “Swan Lake”; here he’s even more passive and delusional. Review: Christopher Wheeldon’s ‘Swan Lake’ Focuses on the Men 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z The people who are from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan would have you believe that you are a ninny because you might wish for such a thing. Dear Northerners: We get that this weather is no big deal for you. Now please shut up. 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z When Life Is Beautiful won best foreign language film, its director Roberto Benigni won the hearts of the world by clambering across the backs of the auditorium’s chairs like a terrible manchild ninny. A brief history of the Oscars in viral moments they want you to forget 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Even though the plane is full of stereotypically mimsying ninnies, the crash itself is all terror, scale and spectacle. Die Hard 2 recap: 'Insane bloodlust, gratuitous profanity, zero logic' 2013-06-21T16:15:40Z Many of the lavishly themed attractions were not yet operating during my visit, but I’m kind of a slide ninny and probably wouldn’t have ridden the more aggressive ones anyway. Taking the Plunge at the New Volcano Bay Water Park in Orlando 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z You'd look quite good in a big helmet and a Nordic waistcoat.Dressed up as some old ninny. Richard Briers on Cockneys Vs Zombies: 'I've popped up to play these terrible killers. It's great' 2012-11-08T15:00:11Z “I wouldn’t call it a safe space,” says Owens, bristling at a term that conference attendees associate with ninny liberals afraid of differing points of view. Inside a right-wing group’s safe space for young, Trump-supporting women 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z You know that feeling of dread you get during musicals, where the plot screeches to a halt so that some ninny can sing about their feelings? 365 Days: the Netflix softcore porn film that people can't stop watching 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Charles Edwards's Aguecheek, arguably the best performance of the evening, is no mere ninny but an aristocratic manic depressive who lends a rueful sadness to the haunting line, "I was adored once too." Twelfth Night - review 2011-01-19T00:40:00Z Cohen’s special skill has been to recognize, intrinsically, that this duality is not a contradiction — that perfectly smart people can care way too much about a bunch of plastic-faced ninnies. Andy Cohen: Oozing, desperate, likable 2012-06-07T00:00:00Z But she needs the money, not least because she wants to finance a gastric-bypass operation and the skin-removal procedure that her memorable ninny of a weight-loss counsellor states is its necessary accompaniment. “Dietland,” Reviewed: A Bleak and Giddy Subversion of Beauty Myths 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Call me a nostalgic ninny, but that’s why I bought an AEG dishwasher 15 years ago, nearly a century since the Behrens era. Design: Respect for the Humble Workhorse 2011-06-27T09:38:23Z I thought pop was all about pompous, preening ninnies. The Darkness's Justin Hawkins: 'Contrary to expectations, you'd never catch me dogging' 2012-08-23T19:30:00Z Mr. Graham, with the work’s stark conclusion, leaves you feeling like a simplistic ninny for ever thinking it might have been. Review: A Scalding Take on Race in ‘White Guy on the Bus’ 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z And the Savior who approached her not thinking she might – just might – have plan is, as we say in the UK, a total ninny. The Walking Dead: season eight, episode four recap – Some Guy 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Who is the foremost pompous, preening ninny in pop? The Darkness's Justin Hawkins: 'Contrary to expectations, you'd never catch me dogging' 2012-08-23T19:30:00Z Mr. Shamos isn’t entirely sure why all these dolts and ninnies come his way. Jeremy Shamos Prepares for ‘The Qualms’ 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Buffoons, ninnies and prigs are not the stuff of historical curiosity. Review: A Hectic ‘Vanity Fair,’ Starring That Nasty Woman 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z On a train to Fire Island, he was repelled by the chattering men around him, who sounded like “a bunch of braying ninnies.” Is There a “Gay Voice”? 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z But she flubbed the attempt, using a dated, offensive term: “Don’t mean to use an inappropriate word, but pica ninny came to mind,” Ms. Wintour wrote. The White Issue: Has Anna Wintour’s Diversity Push Come Too Late? 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z So, although the fact that there are a significant number of ninnies among the 329 million people in this country is embarrassing, it is not surprising. Opinion | The military officers aiding Trump’s stunt have been promoted to the level of their incompetence 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z So I was about the only person wearing a #mask at #lax - felt like a #ninny So much for all the #media #hype. Naomi Campbell dresses for the worst coronavirus scenario on LAX flight 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z Luckily, the Americans were just such ninnies who wanted to welcome the poor refugees and give them opportunities. Welcome to Брайтон Бич, Brooklyn 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z I thought he was being a bit of a ninny. Perspective | Are cartoon characters on lottery scratch-off tickets a way to lure young gamblers? 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z At the Democratic convention, some Sanders ninnies booed Clinton’s name without serious reprimand by their leader. ‘Friends’ like Michael Moore do Democrats a disservice 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z No matter what your politics are, it’s difficult to see the daily goings-on inside the nation’s capital as anything other than a third-rate reality show, thick with cowards, liars and ninnies. Winning? Not Much in Washington, D.C. 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z Remarkably, the operating mythology of both groups–encouraged by ideologues on the right and politically correct ninnies on the left–is that they are oppressed by each other. Don't Believe the New Myths About America's White Working Class 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z The Haggler learned this a few weeks ago, when his home phone rang and his caller ID displayed a familiar name — that of the duller, windier ninny whose name appears atop this column. I.R.S. Calling to Demand Cash? Don’t Pay Up. Hang Up. 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z The problem—and isn’t there always some problem where pleasure is concerned?—is that a bunch of self-righteous ninnies are going to try to make us feel guilty for watching the Super Bowl. Go ahead, watch them die: F**k those joyless moralists who hate football and the Super Bowl 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z And most importantly, "Is everyone in Hollywood but me a shallow, egotistical ninny?" Hail, Caesar! is an overcrowded ode to Old Hollywood 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z The ninnies in Washington, not Mexicans, are his main scapegoat; he claims to employ the latter by the thousand, and love them. The greatest show on earth 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z But are black parents really paying more than $67,000 a year to send their children to Dartmouth to act like ninnies and ninjas? DEBORAH SIMMONS: Paris attacks, Black Lives Matter prove the cultural revolution is upon us 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z During the project, the photographer felt at ease with the bliss ninnies, and the members reciprocated the feeling. Discover Today's Neo Hippie Counterculture 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z We speak of David Cameron, the posh ninny whose Conservative Party made a mockery of pre-election polls by racing to an outright majority in the House of Commons. Britain reelects an Iran-coddling diplomatic appeaser 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Don’t listen to fussy ninnies who tell you that there’s something unseemly or unprofessional about dating someone you work with. Yes, You Can Date A Co-Worker: Here's How 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z Problem with that idea is that it would send the offending corporate ninnies abroad to escape prosecution just as some now go to escape taxes. Making a Pig’s Ear of Food Safety 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z "Don't mumble. Don't shout. Speak slowly and naturally. Don't exasperate your friends by leaving a maid who behaves like a nervous ninny to take phone messages. Teach the girl to answer properly." Modern Manners: We still like to be told 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z It’s too bad they have no teeth, and the FCC is a bunch of weak-willed ninnies. How Netflix and cable companies are going to ruin the Internet for everybody 2014-03-25T12:48:00Z Now the question is will Congress follow suit and approve a strike on Syria—or respond like a bunch of ninnies. The Odds of War 2013-08-31T20:44:00Z People want to feel safe and have precdictability, yet we are right now a nation of scared ninnies, that cable, talk radio, and the 10 o'clock news only exacerabates. The Unwinding: How to Reverse 40 Years of American Decline 2013-06-06T22:35:31Z It's what marks them out from a ninny with too many tattoos playing a CD. Calvin Harris DJ controversy highlights the fading artistry of club culture 2012-11-23T15:40:08Z "There is an assumption that kind of behaviour is entirely acceptable - that people won't complain, and if they aren't patriotic about football they are ninnies," he says. How much football can you talk about to a non-fan? 2012-06-20T12:01:43Z When we were well-received and the money tinkled we forgot; we called ourselves ninnies and threatened to arm ourselves with eggs for the next affront. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z "You young ninny to humble yourself to her," he cried, with flashing eyes. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z Do you think I would be such a ninny as not to let her know I was the bloomin' owner of this show? The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z "Lord, ma'am, what ninnies we are!" she cried. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z So far from being the central figure in the affair for which he had been priming himself these many weeks he had been left out of it altogether, left out like a ninny caught napping. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z He was not such a ninny as to be taken in by the little sop. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z It is probably ultimately derived from the French dandin, “a ninny or booby,” but a more direct derivation was suggested at the time of the uprise of the Regency dandies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Some say, compared to Buononcini That Mynheer Handel’s but a ninny; Others aver that he to Handel Is scarcely fit to hold a candle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The doctor laughed, but Rory had his bolus; then he came aft again, smiling, confessing to his comrades what a ninny he had very nearly been making of himself. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Of course, she’s quite a full-fledged ninny herself, and ought to be taken with a carload of salt, but she referred to some facts with which I happen to be familiar.” The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Mademoiselle would be a veritable ninny were she to neglect her chance of reaping all that could be reaped. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z He must have taken you for a ninny to think you were going to swallow all he said! A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z I don't choose to have people say of my wife that she's a ninny. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z No, but if we were not such ninnies—Oh! 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z You girls are a lot of stuck-up ninnies, anyway! The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z "We shall be perfect ninnies if we don't try to get back our boat," said Elizabeth. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z Was it his wife again—always his ninny of a wife? The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z And if my father-in-law was as great an idler as your husband is a ninny, and no document made special provision for you, am I to blame? Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z Practically, it calls him a 'ninny' if he doesn't diverge from the straight path once in a while. Successward A Young Man's Book for Young Men 2011-08-15T02:00:27.860Z “What are you standing there for, ninnies?” she emphasized with a stamp of her foot that sent a shiver of horror through Nathalie’s wildly beating heart. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z I mean those ninnies from that little one-horse town of Sanford. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z With her beauty, you ninny, to be sure: and they soon brought matters to bear. Inkle and Yarico An opera, in three acts 2011-07-06T02:00:44.873Z "No, you ninny; this is a section of Greenland that's been dropped down here by an earthquake or something," laughed Walter. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z These men do not call a young man a "ninny" when he leads an upright life; they call him a manly fellow, and they take him into their hearts and into their homes. Successward A Young Man's Book for Young Men 2011-08-15T02:00:27.860Z The admiration of ninnies is not his desire. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z What a ninny she had made him appear when he proposed to her by mistake under the tree!... The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z Even though the ninny should in future besiege her every afternoon in the new palace, as he will do, nevertheless I can rely upon what I say--nay I would swear to it. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z How could you be such a ninny," she coolly asked, "as to let her carry off the bag? Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z Gentlemen, did you see Mr. Carlin at the station, before a whole depot of giggling ninnies, too? The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z I am a still worse ninny beside the above-mentioned court dame. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z Oh, but you shall cut my hair, and trim my beard; and I would try to look like a little Norman ninny of five feet six. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The pressed plants, he said, would keep, henceforth, all aunts and ninnies and visiting ants away from his lodgings, as an enclosing hemp-thread does caterpillars from a vegetable garden. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z And when he said this, the whole Court laughed, and they said that Simple Simon would never cease to be a ninny. The Blue Rose Fairy Book 2011-05-03T02:00:18.777Z Then came the Carrie-like exhumation of Upstairs Downstairs, the fawning, servile series about how difficult it is for posh ninnies in Eton Place to find reliable scullery maids. Why America's Anglophiles Are Missing the Point of the Royal Wedding 2011-04-28T09:10:00Z I wish she were a sentimental ninny and absolutely intolerable. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z I suppose you expect me to tell you all about everything like a little—like a ninny. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z "I suppose she thought I was a poor helpless ninny coming to ask her for a job," she said to Mary. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z These Bourbons are imbeciles, and their Prefect of Police, Monsieur Andr�, is a ninny! The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z "Nor is Mrs Everett ninny enough to expect that," Wise returned. In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z An' no doubt it will, ninny," says nurse, shaking her beribboned head very solemnly, "I have no opinion of those soldiering ways myself. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z What a ninny I am not to think of it! In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Poor girl, I am ashamed of myself to tease her so, but she's such a good-natured little ninny, she stands it as few girls would. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z "We are the three ninnies—the Duke, the Cardinal and I," put in the Marquis, cracking another joke. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z If she weren't such a chicken-hearted ninny, she would ask him to look somewhere else for a change. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z I like to be dominated, but frankly, footballers are ninnies. Said & Done 2010-12-26T07:00:00Z "I'm the mother of that boy who died," Edwards said when she phoned in, and she reduced Coulter to a babbling ninny complaining that the candidate's wife was trying to stop her from selling books. Elizabeth Edwards didn't deserve it 2010-12-07T23:46:00Z My doctor thought I was a ninny to join the study. Well: The Downside of a Cancer Study Extolling CT Scans 2010-11-16T15:20:00Z "What a set of cursed ninnies!" muttered the captain. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 "How, then," she asked, "can the ninny expect she can ever have any nourishment for that boy?" Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician It seems incredible that fanaticism can make such ninnies of men and women, for some of these ill-conducting persons are probably sincere. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands "For if they were not cowardly, dastardly ninnies, they would not use such charms." Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. Tell me, are all New York men such hopeless ninnies? Making Money What do you take me for—a silly ninny? The Cottage of Delight A Novel Maud—that was the name of the younger—was by far the cleverest really of the whole family, and yet she was looked upon as a ninny by the rest. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I At least the new Papa would be a terrible ninny, if he were not prepared to decline with thanks a wedding present as large as life--of such a stepson. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales But I went to the girl herself, as you would have done if you hadn't been such a ninny; but you're always a ninny. East Angels You infernal fool and ninny! do you suppose I was labouring for you? International Short Stories English Gizzard dismissed them as prying ninnies, and more than thrice denied the existence of the enterprise. Sube Cane Well, since the company knows that a pretty girl is still good bait for an old ninny, you're as good as a goner. The Trap "No thanks to you if he does, you little ninny!" Pledged to the Dead There were plenty of ninnies and flatheads who believed this man as if he had been an oracle. The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun He jist stated the matter in words that rung with truth, any ninny could see that. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon You surely take me for a fool, old Karadeucq, or better yet for a ninny, seeing that I weep and act stupidly! The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres Now, are you not, as we hinted, a prodigious ninny? Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) "I—It is a matter of—well—" "And there are a good many of us that admire you for it immensely," interrupted Twelve; "but that isn't going to change the minds of all those ninnies." The Monster and Other Stories You know I am homo unius linguæ: in English—illiterate, a dunce, a ninny.’ By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects I have been a gull and a ninny and a soft Tommy long enough. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) “Berthe,” mademoiselle at that instant called, “oh you little ninny, are you coming ever?” The Missourian And for that—you ninny—you are whinnying scornfully at Scotland! Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The ninnies, therefore, will have the best chance. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) I asked the head waiter to get mine for me," said Jack, "and he acted as if he thought me a ninny. Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains And it was you against whom I was plotting treason—ninny that I was! Hidden Hand Oh, I'm enjoying myself, too!" laughed the other girl, "But did you notice what a ninny I had in that last waltz-quadrille? Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover He felt like a ninny and afraid he might look like one. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield "What a ninny you are making of yourself!" put in Miss Crawford, in a tone not very far from earnest. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 "Be in the palace gardens tomorrow at eleven," answered Melita, "and you will be convinced that I am not half-horse, even if my husband is a ninny." Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess Motor-men don't know much about the hunting field, as a rule, but I wasn't such a ninny that I supposed men hunted in July. The Man Who Drove the Car It was even ridiculed by being referred to as "ninny broth" and "Turkey gruel." All About Coffee She is an awfully clever woman, and it riles her to see herself surrounded by such a set of ninnies. Not Like Other Girls My son used to be a clever lad; now he's turned so stupid that they call him Buzzard,138 and he has become such a ninny all because of the Judge. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 "And you think me ninny enough to be satisfied with reading no more than what you consider proper for me to see?" Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess "A bed to sleep in, you ninny!" she cried. Anderson Crow, Detective Don't pat my head and my back as if I were a pet dog, you ninny! Bandit Love If only she wasn’t such a helpless little ninny! Shoe-Bar Stratton He would feel like a ninny going back and telling Mr. Bartlett that he had decided to pay cash, that he had changed his mind about opening a charge account for the Martin family. Jerry's Charge Account I asked, and I stood looking up at him like a ninny who had never gotten a meal in her life. The Chautauqua Girls At Home But, it strikes me, people ought not to forget me, or to mistake me for any one else, quite so soon as they might many of your smooth nicely painted ninnies…. The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck Why, you precious ninny, it would be the greatest of pleasure to me. Her Mother's Secret And, vexed with myself for being a ninny, I just dropped him a little curtsey and said, 'I've been examining my mad cousin.' The Light of Scarthey Lady Staines disposed of her at once as "a mincing ninny." The Dark Tower You prefer to act 258 like a big ninny instead of the cleverest girl in the world.” Polly's Business Venture “Well, you needn’t just sit there like a ninny,” she cried. Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island The Mystery of the Wreck "The girl was a ninny to quarrel with a man like this," she thought. Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon So those two ninnies began to look solemn, and the Englishman shook me a bit, but I couldn't stop. William Adolphus Turnpike "Of course we can find the sea-chest, you ninny," scolded Jack. Blackbeard: Buccaneer Why, you big ninny, I’ve done nothing else but try to mediate between you two for the past two years. Polly's Business Venture “I’m not a ninny,” Vi protested hotly; but Billie was already started on a different train of thought. Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island The Mystery of the Wreck Jenny had to struggle with herself not to leap up and hug Capt'n Davy then and there, "What a ninny the girl was!" she thought. Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon You ninny, do you suppose it was by accident that Elsin Grey became our guest? The Reckoning Maybe it has a good deal if you feel you are fighting for a good cause," replied Penrose; "besides, the Y.M.C.A. chaps are not ninnies, as you call them. Tommy How wonderful he looked as he came into the room; he had been so self-possessed, and she should have been such a ninny in his place! Tutors' Lane To be such a ninny, To quarrel and make such a noise! Aunt Kitty's Stories Dance to your daddy My bonny laddy, Dance to your ninny, My sweet lamb; You shall have a fishy In a little dishy, And a whirligiggy, And some nice jam. Harry's Ladder to Learning We should only end by picturing him as an incorrigible ninny. Coming Home 1916 You saw what a fool I was making of myself, and yet you kept on drinking and carousing, and making a ninny of yourself, as though you had no more brains nor a waterhen. Tommy You see, something must be done about these two ninnies. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols I was a ninny to propose such a thing.” The Girls at Mount Morris Dance to your daddy My bonny laddy, Dance to your ninny, My sweet lamb; You shall have a fishy In a little dishy, And a whirligiggy, And some nice jam. Harry's Ladder to Learning No ninny Will stop playing "shinney" For Pliny. The Book of Humorous Verse "Well, do stop carrying on like such a ninny, then!" The Heart of Arethusa "Run yourself, you ninny!" screamed Peace, giving the older girl a push, and then scrambling for the fence with Allee dragging by one arm behind her. At the Little Brown House He made a point of bowing distantly to Mrs. Williamson, and flushed even now at the thought of having been such a ninny! A Little Girl of Long Ago “They’re just a pack of ninnies, the whole lot of them.” Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow It's all very well to wear pretty, fluffy, lace-trimmed undergarments, but if you think that a wan, white, pinched little face pays you for such extravagances in silliness, then you are a ninny. The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture She tolerated him good-humouredly, as women so often tolerate ninnies and poseurs. The Lost Girl "Give her port helm, you ninny," said Hat, wrapping herself in her arms. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story "They think you are a ninny; and when they know what you did to-night, they will believe you are a knave," replied Donald. The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder “Hold your peace, fool!” said the man; “he can do more than that—I tell you he’s fly; he carries a sap about, which would sting a ninny like you to dead.” Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest Then Belle would call her a ninny, and Laramie would kiss her, and Belle in disgust would disappear. Laramie Holds the Range Hence the epigram of Dean Swift— Some say that Signor Bononcini, Compared to Handel, is a ninny; Others aver that to him Handel Is scarcely fit to hold the candle. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852 “Jackdaws are not such ninnies as that,” he said. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes Do you remember that summer I was at the beach, what a ninny I made of myself over that little Mr. Parker? A Love Story Reversed 1898 Why, he's just the usual thing in drunks, you little ninny. The Forbidden Trail A man must be a ninny not to understand, by a mere glance at us, that we mean "Yes." The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII. "He has seen what ninnies we were," said Elwood, "and no doubt will accompany us some distance further when he certainly ought to let us try it alone again." Adrift in the Wilds or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys A sagacious ninny, who had an “I told you so,” for every possible event after it had happened. Rattlin the Reefer It will put you in a very unpleasant light, for you couldn't explain without making Bernice appear a perfect ninny. The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor I am glad you girls don’t make ninnies of yourselves by wearing such stupid things.” Betty Trevor To talk of these things would be to give the alarm to all ninnies! The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII. The man whose hands are taught no skill, who is trained to no profession, is a ninny, or nearly so. Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. Lesbia in her lord's presence says the utmost ill about me: this gives the greatest pleasure to that ninny. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus "You're a great ninny to be afraid of a toad not bigger than a button," he said scornfully. A Little Girl in Old Salem "It's Madam President, you ninny geese," corrected Buff Miles, sotto voce. Christmas A Story "Well," commented Will, with a chuckle, "I'm a ninny when it comes to lots of things connected with outdoor life; but I do know something about taking pictures, if I say it myself." The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point or The Golden Cup Mystery You great ninny!" snarled the dwarf, "you want to call more people; you are two too many for me now. The Fairy Book The Best Popular Stories Selected and Rendered Anew Aunt Patty, who acted the part of janitress of the school-house at night and morning, had written on the blackboard in a large admonitory hand, "No spitting on this floor, you ninnies!" Cape Cod Folks He is nothing but a ninny!" she said to Grace; "and has eyes for no one but Kate. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel You had some fire in you once, but you have become as soft as a ninny. Frank Merriwell's Reward I'm not going to marry a dying woman," he declared; "and I'm not going to take up any faded ninny that you and father may pick out. An Arkansas Planter To think," she exclaimed, "that I have grown to be such a ninny! Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. Is the man a fool? is he a knave? a humbug, a hypocrite, a ninny, a noodle? Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle Such a ninny, a fool is he; witless even as any Two years' urchin, across papa's elbow drowsily swaying. The Poems and Fragments of Catullus "She might have torn you to pieces, you ninny!" The Danger Mark "The day after we went to bed, ninny!" Time Crime “Rosy Stebbins, you are a great ninny, acting so stuck up over that old brass ring,” said she. Comfort Pease and her Gold Ring If she and Mrs. Lee had been, as of yore, school-children together, she would certainly have said, “You ninny!” to finish. The Debtor A Novel The man was a gawk and the woman a ninny; a few questions and their guiltiness would appear—that is, if they should be found near enough the tapestry to warrant his suspicion. The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow "We will if some ninny of a frog-skinning Frenchman doesn't try to ram us with an airship!" growled Macaroni. The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front Or, The Hunt for the Stolen Army Films Now look here, Alec, you are laughing at me again, and I don't like it; laugh some other time, but for the present give me your full attention, and don't be a ninny. Jethou or Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles “You act like a ninny,” said she to Rosy, with a fierce pucker of her red lips and a twinkle of her black eyes. Comfort Pease and her Gold Ring Felicitous as were the suggestions of his suspicious brain, it took me fully three months to descend in his bearish estimation from a highwayman to a ninny. Trifles for the Christmas Holidays Nothing disconcerted, the dean moves on, muttering his famous epigram: 'Some say that Signor Bononcini, Compared to Handel, is a ninny; While others vow that to him Handel Is hardly fit to hold a candle. The Great German Composers How stupid, what a ninny, what a dolt, what a donkey you are, to have sat there on your seat like a post all night. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2 "He may not be a ninny after all." Old Peter's Russian Tales Why, love, he is a ninny; that woman would never have left him had he but had more faith in himself, and pressed his suit a little. The Wedge of Gold Some say, compared to Bononcini, That Mynheer Handel's but a ninny; Others aver that he to Handel Is scarcely fit to hold a candle. Familiar Quotations Finally, I'd grabbed him and shook him and told him not to be such a ninny, tell me what was on his mind. A Place so Foreign I admit that I was a fool and a ninny, so don't tell me I am. The Husbands of Edith And he gave him a crew of ancient old sailormen who were past work; and Ivan went on board and sailed away at sunset, like the ninny he was. Old Peter's Russian Tales "She had to go and faint, like a ninny, and she cried all the way home, because she had hurt the brigand's finger." Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad "I'm glad I ain't such a ninny as you, and when I get home I am going to tell father and mother." Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1 An Homeric hero struggles among the sneers of a stupid crowd, a herd of brawling and hobbling ninnies. Musicians of To-Day Sophia had told them that they looked like ninnies when they appeared not to know what people meant, and they could not endure the thought. What Necessity Knows True," said Ivan; "but now I am going to be wise, and sail the sea and come back with something in my pockets to show that I am not a ninny any longer. Old Peter's Russian Tales The elephant who can root up a huge oak, or handle a needle or pin, is Less marvellous much, and it may be, of course, that the folks who distrust him are ninnies. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 3, 1892 Why, you ninny you, didn't you repeat it just now. The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Because, my young sir, he has one face outside; there it is for you, ninny, and judge it…. A Reckless Character And Other Stories Vaudrey felt strongly inclined to shake off this pretentious ninny who was clinging to his arm. His Excellency the Minister "Why, you ninny, he is third lieutenant of the ship." Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat Ah! the ninnies, the slavish pupils who are incapable of painting anything incorrectly!' His Masterpiece Nobody can say—unless the answer is that she was a ridiculous ninny. Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 For a long time he lived in clover; but gradually rumours began to reach him to the effect that he bore the reputation everywhere of a brainless ninny. A Reckless Character And Other Stories "If there's—one person on the face of this earth who makes me sick it's the ninny who calls a thing 'improbable' because it happens to be outside his own special, puny experience of life." Little Eve Edgarton When lo! to prove each prophet was a ninny The one that died was the poor wet-nurse Jenny. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Don't you see, man—don't you see that she is waiting to throw herself into your arms? and you, you poor ninny, are giving yourself airs, and doing the grand heroic! Macleod of Dare "You ninnies!" exclaimed Sam, "somebody saw you and has locked us in." The Last of the Peterkins With Others of Their Kin "No, they're both a couple of ninnies ... but there's this to be said for Penton, he's trying to get something done for the betterment of humanity ... while Hildreth's only a parasite." Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative Of course I am not a beauty, but then I'm not a ninny, either. The Three Black Pennys A Novel The ninny of a girl was completely hoodwinked; and see, there they go, each with a hand in the muff, the one leering, oh, so triumphantly; the other trusting and gleeful. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood We could give many more valuable hints, but Punch has something better to do than to teach ninnies the art of amorifying. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 27, 1841 The wise, amused smile of a man can sometimes stampede my self-possession and leave me blushing like any ninny in dire confusion. The Younger Set To please a few learned ninnies a thousand ministers sit writing sermons on Saturday night till near the break of day, their heads hot, their feet cold, and their nerves a-twitch. Around The Tea-Table No, Mr. Twist didn't mind ninny, or any other word the lawyer might choose, he was in such a condition of mental groping about. Christopher and Columbus I suppose my poor lonely heart was hungering after comradeship, for being a sentimental little ninny I decided to offer myself to the doctor's boy as his sister. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill "You ninny!" she went on with sovereign contempt. Hocken and Hunken "What a ninny I have been," she said, "to be afraid of you so long!" The Younger Set And she herself was a fool; she was a ninny. The Lion's Share In one great choir I seem to hear A hundred thousand ninnies clacking. Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe "The feckless old ninny," he thought in his mute indignation; "when an old man comes to be an old woman it's nothing but right that he should die, and have himself done with." The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance Men are all ninnies," Ruby decided as she dropped the blind; "and I thank the fates that framed me female and priced me high. I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales "Now don't stand there like a ninny—scalp me," she cried. Westways Audrey knew then that Miss Thompkins, having first maliciously made sure that she was a ninny, was now telling her to her face that she was a ninny. The Lion's Share Well," I thought, "I have been a gull and a ninny and a soft Tommy long enough. David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona "He's a perfect ninny, if that's what you mean," snapped the Taffy King. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper Jenny, who occupied the next room, was also low spirited, for Rose was terribly cross, calling her a "ninny hammer," and various other dignified names. The English Orphans What a perfect ninny a girl can be when she tries to…. The Common Law She despised style, and regarded her sisters as frivolous ninnies and gadabouts. Leonora Why couldn't O'Toole do his own work, the ninny, I hate him! Clementina "You ninny!" he said angrily to his wife. Love The fear of being taken for a ninny will spur an Englishman to the most surprising deeds of courage. Tales of the Five Towns "That you are not in danger of making a silly ninny of yourself over Kelly Neville." The Common Law And then I read the question again, and saw I was making a ninny of myself—an easy thing to do with the thermometer at ninety-nine in the shade. Stage Confidences She also told herself that she had been a ninny once that morning, and that once was enough. The Price of Love Hang the ninny, he must be a sneaking fellow! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 485, April 16, 1831 "Well, you ninny," "Hudson is going in the——-" With a cry partly of doubting, partly of rage, Bayliss leaped forward, crowding out Dodge in order to get a better view. The High School Left End Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron As a poet of the commencement of the century sings: The Christians are ninnies, they can't fry Dutch plaice, Believe me, they can't tell a carp from a dace. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People What, Christine demanded, could be done with such a pair of ninnies? The Pretty Lady It was a very different affair from any of Lucas's, and he did not want Lucas to misesteem it; neither did he want Lucas to be under the temptation to regard him as a ninny. The Roll-Call You put me in mind," said he, at last, "of one of those ninnies of lovers on the stage, who throw themselves on their knees before their mistresses, as if they were idols. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 362, March 21, 1829 "Oh, bother what the High School ninnies think—-or say," grunted Bert. The High School Left End Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron "Well, I suppose I must have acted like a ninny," she concluded. Red Saunders His Adventures West & East What a ninny I was not to remember it. Revelations of a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon This is to be a doubly distilled ninny. Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed Was there ever such a ninny as this Dog? Barks and Purrs Why, you ninny," retorted Dave scornfully, "the football 'soreheads' have been developing that classy feeling. The High School Left End Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron Do you guess we were a couple of homesick ninnies, tired and weak and too combustible? The Wrong Twin He said there had never been a poem so misunderstood by the "ninnies of critics" as "Maud." The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson) Bononcini swears that Handel Cannot to him hold a candle; And Handel swears that Bononcini, Compared to him is a mere ninny. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 405, December 19, 1829 I'd be a Parody, made by a ninny, And sung in the Strand by the light of the moon. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 390, September 19, 1829 No doubt everyone looked on him as a ninny, and they persuaded him to prove to them that his whip was a real whip by letting Tom Bryan do the whipping for him. The Lake "I suppose she thinks I'm a ninny, just because I don't understand this bothersome city; but I reckon I know a thing or two, if I don't live in New York!" Little Folks Astray "We were ninnies not to think that none of the stuff would have come," Felicia said. The Happy Venture "What a ninny I am, to waste time in looking at the cover of this, when the contents will, no doubt, explain the whole matter?" The Garies and Their Friends Upon my word," cried I, as I caught sight of a bouquet of flowers in the room we occupied, "what a couple of ninnies we have been! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 Oh, of course I signed it, but can't you see why, you ninny? For Gold or Soul? The Story of a Great Department Store Could a man have a Gibson face like that, like a young man on the cover of an illustrated magazine, and not be a ninny? Potterism A Tragi-Farcical Tract He may be a ninny, but still the old dog Can plug to perfection the pipe of a log And palm it away on the market. The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens Miss Catherine, as the ninny calls her, will discover his value, and send him to the devil. Wuthering Heights The eldest laughed when he heard this, and thought to himself: "Good heavens! what a ninny my brother is! he'll never come to any good; as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined." The Blue Fairy Book Didn't she have a hundred moon-eyed ninnies after her in Texas? Desert Gold I gave them Duse just to show them how swell I was myself; which shows what a ninny I was. In the Bishop's Carriage And of course he's listening to her like a perfect ninny. Anne of Green Gables "You would think me a great ninny, if I did." Paul Prescott's Charge Prince Adolf, between ourselves, is a ninny; but his brother, who is a clever man, has plans for him. The Europeans "Jean Valjean is certainly dead," said he, "and I am a ninny." Les Misérables Yet each year, and every day and every hour, a new ninny is born who fancies he's cleverer than all his predecessors put together. In the Bishop's Carriage You act as much like a ninny as if you was a man. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I You must very soon, or be a ninny. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 07, May 14, 1870 "You are the man who boarded the steamer from a seaplane, aren't you, and pretended afterwards to be such a ninny?" The Box with Broken Seals Poor ninny, dead so long, And all your pride forgotten like your name. Georgian Poetry 1918-19 Why shouldn't she protect a Balzac as well as a ninny? Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings You know I am homo unius linguae: in English, illiterate, a dunce, a ninny. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 If there's aught to be ashamed of in that, sure 'twould take a ninny to find out what it is. The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys I take it as the reverse of flattering to be supposed that I have any liking for such a ninny as you are. Jennie Baxter, Journalist "I say, Hurst, don't be such a ninny as to keep them about you!" exclaimed Berkeley, in a fright. The Channings I had to sit there for a little while, of course, like a ninny between them; and I wasn't the more comfortable because I thought Knowles looked like a bigger fool than I did. In the Arena Stories of Political Life Oh! the ninny! do you always want to be fooled? The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 Go, ninny, blow yourself out with water; do you dare to accuse wine of clouding the reason? The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 When they're jabbering away about their ninny affairs they pay as little attention to you as they do to me. The Sisters-In-Law Anyone who chooses may, from this pronouncement, set me down as a credulous ninny, if it suits his notions. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire My friend and his family swelled the number of those who suffered at Portsmouth—"ninny nanny, one fool makes many!" Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3 "But then," thought he, "girls are such diabolical ninnies that everything which does not come under the shadow of some big church or fat parson is vicious in their eyes." Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense "Desperade depends on the war department, and is a ninny for doing so!" said Mr. Torpedo, member of Congress. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee You never knew what an absolute ninny Glory is! The Christian A Story Why, what a fool I am to burst out crying like a ninny about nothing, and because Mr. Wolfe said Harry played cards of a Sunday! The Virginians Shatov's appearance and conversation made it as clear as daylight that this man "was going in for being a father and was a ninny." The Possessed (The Devils) "It is these white-faced ninnies can be most sly," replied the Countess, out of her worldly wisdom. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series What was this tale of Emilia, that grew more and more perplexing What ninnies call Nature in books What a man hates in adversity is to see 'faces' What's an eccentric? a child grown grey! Quotes and Images From The Works of George Meredith And then, behold, it was only little me, trembling like a leaf and crying like a ninny! The Christian A Story That is the malady of the world, and nobody knows it until some pretty ninny like you babbles the truth. The Fighting Chance "You old ninnies!" said his daughter Sally, and she turned away to go to the house. Life at High Tide "Don't do anything foolish, ninny!" cried Bonaparte; hastily; "I should feel still worse if I lost you." The Companions of Jehu He had the jury snickering at the thought of a big rich youth like Jim being such a ninny, such a milksop and mollycoddle, as to defy an opportunity so perfect. We Can't Have Everything As to Jean Perliez, the poor little ninny is head over heels in love with her. The Idol of Paris She had the ribbon of the Garter on her breast; but like a ninny I forgot to look whether she had the Garter upon her arm. Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy I can prove to you quite readily that—" "You are a ninny—I have no doubt of it—if I would listen to your wretched jabber! The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier "All the more reason to have it posted, ninny," said Bonaparte. The Companions of Jehu Of course he was her father, she had been a ninny ever to dream contrariwise, or that it mattered. Red Masquerade You little ninny, we've just discovered that the world and everything in it is enveloped in psychic waves, as well as invisible electric currents. The Green Mouse Why, you poor ninny, the reason is as plain as the nose on your face, Bandy-legs, and that's not invisible by a big sight. At Whispering Pine Lodge I hope he won't turn out a ninny, and disgrace his family?' The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves When lo! to prove each prophet was a ninny, The one that died was the poor wet-nurse Jenny. The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe You make game of us, abbé, and take us to be worse ninnies than we really are. The Queen Pedauque Yes, ninny; it was to release the captive that I was getting the money, whereof your officiousness took care to deprive us. The Blunderer I tell you, then, that Saint Rémy was prosecuted for a robbery, after having made his ninny of a father believe that he had blown his brains out. Mysteries of Paris, V3 "Well you are a silly ninny, Prescott!" uttered Cadet Dodge disgustedly. Dick Prescott's First Year at West Point "Of course not, you little ninny," said Rachel lightly. Five Little Peppers and their Friends "Well, as you have it, the other actors have to stand there like ninnies," poor Canby retorted miserably, "while you talk at them almost the whole time." Harlequin and Columbine And I, like a ninny, believe a scoundrel, and must in one day lose both my senses and my money. The Blunderer Then comes Master Harrel—twenty bows to a word,—looks at a watch,—about as big as a sixpence,—poor raw ninny!—a couple of rare guardians! Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 Like a ninny, I had just given Britton something to support his contention, and he wouldn't be long in getting down to the servants' hall with the latest exhibit in the charge against me. A Fool and His Money The report of a salesman to his firm is worth forty times as much as these little printed slips that have been sent in by some ninny, numskull reporter for a commercial agency. Tales of the Road There's no one alive I despise as much as that detestable ninny. The Unwilling Vestal "So you may think, Sir," cried she, "but who's fool then? no, no, you needn't trouble yourself to make a ninny of me neither, for I'm not so easily taken in, I'll assure you." Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World "He's in love with some society ninny, and I don't care what she looks like." The Silver Horde She dwelt upon the dire misfortune that was possible if Ethel continued to bask in the society of "those young ninnies." Jane Cable “Why, you little ninny,” he retorted, “my great-grandfather was king of England!” Janice Meredith Instead of attending to his work, he was following that Baskerville creature about, gazing at her yearningly, like a moon-calf, making a ninny of himself before the whole room. Jimmie Higgins "Very well; play me for a ninny, if you like," she said resentfully. Mary Louise The ninny! he does not know the delight of a canter in the green fields—except, indeed, the said canter be of the genus-homo, and a field preacher! Sketches by Seymour — Volume 05 You are too good, and too sensible, and too considerate, and all the other kind of too's, while I am just an unaccountable ninny. Castle Craneycrow FERONDE, a rich, but awkward, vulgar clown, A ninny was believed throughout the town; He had the charge of revenues not slight, Which he collected for a friar white. Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete "When there is nothing earthly to blush about, ninny!" she almost cried aloud. Hildegarde's Neighbors Sophia, the naive ninny, had actually supposed that her walking along a hundred yards of pavement with a god by her side was not going to excite remark! The Old Wives' Tale After having lunched with a lady whom I had called "imbecile," I went to call on another whom I had said was "ninny"; such is my ancient French gallantry. The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters And here we all stood like a lot of ninnies. The Tempting of Tavernake Said he, thou ninny, scruples can'st thou find To counteract, and prove to pleasure blind? Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete Why, you ninny, there are no policemen here. The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico Or, the End of the Silver Trail Ought not a married woman to be capable of waiting an hour in a restaurant for her lawful husband without looking a ninny? The Old Wives' Tale I remember she sometimes offered to exchange kisses with me; but I was a ninny, and a serious and hopeless one at that, and would have none of her. The Hidden Children He wasn't sure that the selectmen hadn't ought to stop the thing, a lot of ninnies sitting in a round circle holding hands and pretending to get spirit messages. Galusha the Magnificent Told her, though, that she was a ninny if she thought you'd go up there. The River's End What are you popping your eyes out at me for, you ninny? Yama: the pit "Give her some ninny," Mrs. Lancaster suggested, eagerly, but Georgie, glancing at the street where Joe was holding the restless black horse in check, said nervously that Joe didn't like it until the right time. Saturday's Child I forgot what a ninny she has made of you. Love Me Little, Love Me Long Then the ninny must needs go and open that fatal fortieth door! The Life of Sir Richard Burton Why, the more fool she; aye, the more ninny hammer she. A Yorkshire Tragedy What do you know of love, you ninny? Touch and Go But though Tesman is a ninny, he is, as Hedda says, a "specialist"—he is a competent, plodding student of his subject. Hedda Gabler Napoleon, perceiving this, addressed to him some of his usual apostrophes, in which he was accustomed playfully to indulge in moments of relaxation, such as, You ninny, You goose; and rolled up the map. Napoleon Bonaparte Other fluent ninnies shared gain, and even fame, and were called 'penmen,' in Triplet's day. Peg Woffington O thou ninny foe," quoth the fox, "how art thou reduced to humiliation and prostration and abjection and submission, after insolence and pride and tyranny and arrogance! The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 "Do you think that every ninny who gabbled in my house last night was my friend?" he said, angrily. The Two Vanrevels Having made a success, wrung commission from Blicks, rooked a gambling ninny like Lemoine, or secured an assortment of jewellery sent down to his "wife" in Gloucestershire, he would disappear for a time. For the Term of His Natural Life It is not you nor that white-faced ninny I would serve. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza She judges the artist without knowing him, and by the sayings of ninnies. Women in the Life of Balzac All I ask of you is not to make a ninny of yourself. Two on a Tower "What ninnies you young men are," said the Doctor; "even you, that I dub 'my fathom o' good sense:' just finish your denner and come with me." Hard Cash What a fool, idiot, and ninny I must have been, to have left her as I did, knowing those two sleuth-hounds were in full chase! The Midnight Queen I was thinking of the younger son, whom I once classed as a ninny, but who came back so ill from Nigeria. Howards End I was thinking of the younger son, whom I once classed as a ninny, but who came back so ill from Nigeria.� Howards End A minute ago she was regarding herself as no better than a ninny engaged in a wild-goose chase. The Grand Babylon Hotel I recalled how she had been irritated with me for talking too loud and how, calling me "Talmud student," or ninny, she had abruptly left the room. The Rise of David Levinsky You infernal fool and ninny! do you suppose I was laboring for YOU? The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush Yes, I do: it's on the Red Sea," says Giglio; at which the Princess burst out laughing at him, and said, "Oh, you ninny! The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh Harkee, ninny, if you'd have the town believe it false, you'll show yourself—show that ye have no cause for shame, no cause to hide you from the eyes of honest folk. The Lion's Skin If I had known, I'd have given you Virgin Mary; you ninnies! Notre-Dame De Paris I certainly had been a ninny, an idiot. The Rise of David Levinsky "Lafayette is a political ninny," the eternal "dupe of men and of things." The Modern Regime, Volume 1 I'll soon bring you two together again—a couple of ninnies. A Simpleton That came of mooning about ghosts like a ninny. The Bat I was so certain you were a ninny! The Brotherhood of Consolation America is not the place to be a ninny in. The Rise of David Levinsky "You little ninny!" whispered Camille, lightly touching his ear with a kiss that was full of friendship. Beatrix Why, you stupid ninny! you forget you were dead; and he could not help loving her. A Simpleton "Do you think me such a ninny?" cried Anselme, in a grieved tone. Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau All women, even the greatest ninnies, know how to dodge and dodge to get their ends; Nanon abandoned the sugar for the sake of getting the galette. Eugenie Grandet I burst into a sarcastic titter at Matilda's expense and my own "Of course I was a ninny," I scoffed at myself again and again. The Rise of David Levinsky With that worthy old fellow, from whom I have already wormed a promise of thirty thousand francs, I play the ninny; I flatten myself to nothing. The Lesser Bourgeoisie And you've always this horror of seeming inexperienced and stuffy like the other ninnies at the Bay. The Garden Party and Other Stories "Well, you old ninny, does that ruffle you?" asked Tonsard, attracted by the idea of damages. Sons of the Soil The worthy old gentleman hated priests; he belonged to that great flock of ninnies who subscribed to the "Constitutionnel," and was much concerned about "refusals to bury." A Start in Life Did you ever hear the word Prosperity, you ninny? The Turmoil, a novel So you are one of those ninnies who see in the police nothing more than a horde of spies and informers? The Lesser Bourgeoisie What a great ninny that Zizi was to be taking on so about nothing at all! Four Short Stories By Emile Zola "Excuse me," said Rigou, smiling blandly, "but there are such a lot of ninnies in there that I forgot there was one clever man." Sons of the Soil But now, from what little I’ve seen of them, they strike me as a pack of ninnies, most of them, and ninety percent of the remainder as bores. Martin Eden There would always be time enough to patch all that up if that ninny of a Count Muffat were really to treat her as Joseph did Potiphar's wife. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola Then in a serious tone she declared: "It doesn't pay, dear boy, to look like a ninny with one's wife the first night." Four Short Stories By Emile Zola Yes, oh yes, SHE wasn't a ninny—she could see clearly enough. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola She was very keen on it, you understand, but he, the ninny, didn't know it. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola As for the rest, they were numskulls, ninnies, superficial, dogmatic, and ignorant. Martin Eden |
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