This synchronicity of appalling male behavior or nincompoopery has even spilled over into nonfiction.

"Anyhow, bureaucratic nincompoopery had allowed the films to all but expire because of indifference and improper maintenance."

By 1967, Mr. Thompson, who has risen in the world, is blasting others for nincompoopery and knavishness.

Setting aside the obvious nincompoopery, MS won't support XP beyond 2014.

Nincompoopery and Other Group Terms My dictionary informs me that the proper term for a group of larks is an exaltation.

A handful of critics complain that the "nincompoopery is difficult to sustain over the course of an hour and a half" (Michael O'Sullivan, the Washington Post ).

For example, a group of lost hunters is referred to as "a group of lost hunters," although wives will occasionally refer to such a group as a nincompoopery.