tomfool
[ tom-fool ]
/ 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, nounWords nearby tomfool
Tom, Dick, and Harry, Tom, Dick and Jerry, tome, tomentose, tomentum, tomfool, tomfoolery, tomium, Tom Jones, Tomlinson, Tommasini
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British Dictionary definitions for tomfool
tomfool
/ (ˌtɒmˈfuːl) /
noun
- a fool
- (as modifier)tomfool ideas
Derived forms of tomfool
tomfoolish, adjectivetomfoolishness, nounWord Origin for tomfool
C14: from tom 1 + fool 1
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