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tomfool

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/ ˈtɒmˈful /
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noun
a grossly foolish or stupid person; a silly fool.
adjective
being or characteristic of a tomfool.
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Origin of tomfool

1325–75; Middle English Thome fole Tom the fool

OTHER WORDS FROM tomfool

tomfoolish, adjectivetom·fool·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby tomfool

Tom, Dick, and Harry, Tom, Dick and Jerry, tome, tomentose, tomentum, tomfool, tomfoolery, tomium, Tom Jones, Tomlinson, Tommasini
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Words related to tomfool

clodpoll, absurd, crazy, irrational, jerky, loony, lunatic, silly, simple, stupid, zany, ass, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, boob, buffoon, clod, clown, cretin

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British Dictionary definitions for tomfool

tomfool
/ (ˌtɒmˈfuːl) /
noun
  1. a fool
  2. (as modifier)tomfool ideas

Derived forms of tomfool

tomfoolish, adjectivetomfoolishness, noun

Word Origin for tomfool

C14: from tom 1 + fool 1
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