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Question 1 of 7
True or false? British English and American English are only different when it comes to slang words.
Idioms about fool
be nobody's fool, to be wise or shrewd.
Origin of fool
1First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English fol, fool, from Old French fol, from Latin follis “bellows, bag”; cf. follis
OTHER WORDS FROM fool
un·fooled, adjectiveun·fool·ing, adjectivewell-fooled, adjectiveWords nearby fool
food truck, food vacuole, food vessel, food web, foofaraw, fool, fool around, fool away, foolery, foolfish, foolhardy
Other definitions for fool (2 of 2)
fool2
[ fool ]
/ ful /
noun British Cooking.
a dish made of fruit, scalded or stewed, crushed and mixed with cream or the like: gooseberry fool.
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British Dictionary definitions for fool (1 of 2)
Word Origin for fool
C13: from Old French fol mad person, from Late Latin follis empty-headed fellow, from Latin: bellows; related to Latin flāre to blow
British Dictionary definitions for fool (2 of 2)
fool2
/ (fuːl) /
noun
mainly British a dessert made from a purée of fruit with cream or custardgooseberry fool
Word Origin for fool
C16: perhaps from fool 1
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