Simple Simon

American  

noun

1. a simpleton.

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Simple Simon British  

noun

1. a foolish man or boy; simpleton

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Etymology

Origin of Simple Simon

First recorded in 1775–85; after the nursery rhyme character

Example Sentences

The fans began to wonder whether Simple Simon might last it out.

From Time Magazine Archive

A sweet but Simple Simon gives in to panic at the front during World War I and is punished by a military machine that cannot afford to temper steeliness with compassion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sometimes these are weirdly blended: this year's Red Riding Hood features Mother Hubbard and Simple Simon.

From Time Magazine Archive

Founder Franklin Simon, no kin to Simple Simon,* has little doubt that his Greenwich venture will succeed.

From Time Magazine Archive

But history is silent as to the birth, parentage, or, even place and date of the death of the said Simple Simon, or of this very particular pieman.

From A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern by Hindley, Charles