nimrod

nimrod

A doofus; a fool; an ignoramus. Some nimrod forgot to close the safety latch, and now the whole machine is busted! Billy, you nimrod—that's not how that thing works!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

nimrod

(ˈnɪmrɑd)
n. a simpleton; a nerd. What stupid nimrod left the lid off the cottage cheese?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • nitwit
  • duffis
  • doofus maloofus
  • off chance
  • outside chance
  • out of the question
  • flat busted
  • like showing a card trick to a dog
  • like showing a dog a card trick
  • (my) mama didn't raise no dummy
References in periodicals archive
Directed by Tunisian Director and Sonographer Moncef Souissi and produced by Sharjah National Theatre,SNT, an affiliate of the Sharjah Department of Culture,SDC, the play narrates how King Nimrod continues to shed the blood of Babylon's innocent people and strip them of their rights, until a mosquito enters accidentally his brain and drives him out of his mind, threatening both his kingdom and life.
There are also descriptions of the Nimrod's achievements in the International Fincastle Competition - where RAF squadrons competed against counterparts from Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
Several US firms offering upgraded P3s with different surveillance systems, the French offered their Atlantique, and British Aerospace decided on a rebuilt Nimrod using original airframes but with extended wing and fuselage, new engines and total system enhancement.
They will be stationed at RAF Lossiemouth in Moray to plug the gap left by the decision to scrap the Nimrods. Cameron said the planes would protect Britain's nuclear deterrent, "hunt down hostile submarines' and "enhance" maritime search-and-rescue.
One thing that affected the Nimrod was the consolidation and dispersal of its founders and, thus, the loss of technical and design support in the forty-odd years of its life.
Party sources say they will opt for a cheaper model because Nimrods are too expensive.
Rutherford said the new "NIMROD" sign - which had been leaning against a U.S.
Flt Lt Squires, 39, died when the plane he was piloting - Nimrod XV230 - exploded in mid-air over Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, five years ago this month.
Richard Bolchover, a Partner at Nimrod Capital LLP said, "This is the fourth company Nimrod Capital has listed on the SFM.
Nimrod, our sages say, is named such because he brought "rebellion" to the world against God, a play on the word mered which forms the root of the name Nimrod.
SOME readers appear to be very upset with the Coalition's decision to scrap Nimrod.
HOW can ministers justify scrapping new Nimrod spy planes that cost the taxpayer pounds 4billion to manufacture, plus pounds 200million in demolition costs (Mirror, Jan 28)?
Summary: Scrapping the RAF's Nimrod surveillance aircraft will leave a "massive gap" in British security, former defence chiefs have warned.
London, Jan.27 (ANI): Leading British militayr figures have warned that the David Cameron Government faces a huge security risk if it decides to go ahead with plans to scrap the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) four billion pound Nimrod surveillance aircraft fleet.