The most Nincompopular word in the UK?
If asked to name my favourite word, I’d probably go for something onomatopoeic like ‘plop’ or ‘fizzle’ (any excuse to use the word onomatopoeic).
However, according to research from Ubisoft, creators of new language game ‘My Word Coach’, the most popular word in the UK is Nincompoop. Close runners up were ‘love’ and ‘mum’.
Nincompoop is undeniably a great word, rolling as it does, around the ear drum like runny honey, but should it really come ahead of the phenomenal ‘discombobulated’ and more importantly, does it deserve to be a full nine places ahead of the irrepressible ‘onomatopoeic’?
I certainly don’t believe so, but perhaps I’m just being a bit of a nincompoop!
The nation’s top ten words –
Nincompoop
Love
Mum
Discombobulated
Excellent
Happy
Squishy
Fabulous
Cool
Onomatopoeia
