The restless wind The darkening darkness of the horrid night Strengthening the shadows to the greatest heights The quietness of the scary sheet of silence Torn by the screeching of the night birds and the owls The distant howls of the wolves and foxes The horrible sounds of the creatures strange Movement of the mysterious Beings of the night, all around Their stealthy movements not seen, but felt and heard The restless wind Combing the trees The clouds that blanket the moon The narrow winding path that aimlessly wanders far and beyond Off and Beyond the plains, the hills, and dales The aimless soul of the zombie night is speeding by Tomorrows’ is lies sleeping in the future's womb somewhere far away Will be born to come all dressed in lights of dawn And will sweep and scare the gloomy night away The scrambling horrors, mystic beings, and the unknown presences of the nig...
Essentially, a nincompoop is a fool, a stupid person whose incompetence or naïveté is quite apparent. It is often used to describe people of a much lower social ranking, although some may describe an unpopular or incompetent leader as an "utter nincompoop." It is conceivable that the originator of "nincompoop" was seeking to combine several unsophisticated words into one nonsensical but descriptive word.