Last Wordy Wednesday, I recalled my Dad using the word ‘bunkum’. This got me thinking about other words from my childhood and I remembered using the word ‘ninny’. “You ninny,” “What a ninny” – it seems such a tame word now. There’s an innocence to it, somehow, which is interesting because it means silly or foolish and probably originated from ‘an innocent’. It has been in use since the 16th century.
Do you have a word you remember from childhood? Please share it.
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I remember ‘ninny’ as you say it has a kind of innocence to it and a lot kinder. My mum used a word: Shimshams. If there was something we weren’t supposed to look in, “Whats in the box, Mum?” She’d say “Shimshams for meddlers.” I have no idea where the word came from.
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What a fantastic word. I’ve never heard of it and I’m off to find out more! Thank you 🙏
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