A person who is foolish, stupid and easily offended. The word is a combination of nincompoop and POP (perpetually offended person). This person goes through life looking for offence to justify his/her ignorant outlook.
Man, those violent protesters are a bunch of nincompops. All that hate and ignorance rolled into one group.
(n.) -- A person whose ideas and comments online are so inane and silly that he or she comes across as more of a nincompoop than a real intellectual.
"My uncle is smart and all that, he went to some Ivy League college, but in fact, he's a real nincompoopellectual most of the time, with all his silly ideas."
-- Overheard at a Thanksgiving dinner party in Teaneck, New Jersey in 2001
a sense of entitlement that makes a person feel like they only need to help out when it's convenient for them
The latest of many examples of "nincompooperation"
wife: "I am cleaning up the flooded kitchen. Would you please let the dog in?"
husband: "You're the one who let her out!"
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.