tomfool
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of tomfool
1325–75; Middle English Thome fole Tom the fool
Example Sentences
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Their own father, an amiable giant nearly seven foot tall, lacked the drive and ambition of his sons, and he refused to support this tomfool idea.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
What you want to do is get behind my tomfool words and get a feel of the man that's behind them.
From Burning Daylight by London, Jack
Angry incredulity choked me, and I sat scowling at Silver Heels and striving to reconcile her serious mien with such a tomfool speech.
From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
"Don't do that tomfool thing again!" the old man shouted, and Johnny, clasping his recovered ball, grinned at him.
From An Old Chester Secret by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell
Will you put that tomfool thing away, sir!
From Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea by Hurst, Hal
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