nupson
noun/ˈnʌpsən/
Etymology Uncertain.
1
Obsolete A simpleton; a fool.
- O that I were so happy as to light on a nupson1598, Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Euery Man in His Humour. A Comœdie. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):