WalesOnline – News – Columnists – I’ve become a bit discombobulated by this preference for nincompoop

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“Nincompoop,” people shout. Given a choice of 2,500 words, nincompoop was voted Britain’s favourite, beating “love” into second place. “Mum” came third and “discombobulated” – that everyday adjective – was fourth.