tomfool
a grossly foolish or stupid person; a silly fool.
being or characteristic of a tomfool.
Origin of tomfool
1Other words from tomfool
- tomfoolish, adjective
- tom·fool·ish·ness, noun
Words Nearby tomfool
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How to use tomfool in a sentence
Danged if iver I see sech tomfool notions as he's took up with in all my born days!
At any rate you know the reason for those tomfool bag-covers.
The ghosts of their ancestors | Weymer Jay Mills"I'll stop all night in your tomfool wood and up your tomfool trees," he said.
The Trees of Pride | G.K. ChestertonI don't like to apply such a tomfool word to anything, but observe how all this has come about.
Master of His Fate | J. Mclaren CobbanDrop this 'ere tomfool game and go home quiet to wherever it is you do live.'
The Talking Horse | F. Anstey
British Dictionary definitions for tomfool
/ (ˌtɒmˈfuːl) /
a fool
(as modifier): tomfool ideas
Origin of tomfool
1Derived forms of tomfool
- tomfoolish, adjective
- tomfoolishness, noun
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