English Explanatory Dictionary

cotton-headed ninny-muggins

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A whimsical insult meaning silly fool or simpleton.

Word forms

cotton-headed ninny-muggins

Etymology

From cotton-headed + ninny (“fool”) + muggins (“gullible person”); implied to be part of the Christmas elf dialect from the North Pole; originally from the Christmas film Elf (2003).

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