tomfool

American  

[tom-fool] / ˈtɒmˈful /

noun

1. a grossly foolish or stupid person; a silly fool.

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adjective

1. being or characteristic of a tomfool.

tomfool British  

/ ˌtɒmˈfuːl /

noun

1. 1. a fool

   2. ( as modifier )

      tomfool ideas

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Other Word Forms

• tomfoolishness
  noun
• tomfoolish
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of tomfool

1325–75; Middle English Thome fole Tom the fool

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Example Sentences

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tomfool

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

And think of that tomfool of a Tommy-Bill-beg sending the man to me.

From She's All the World to Me by Sir Hall Caine

"However, it's exactly the same as if we were—" "Exactly tomfool!"

From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Elizabeth Robins

“See here, young feller!” said Wisdom, “don’t go fill yourself up with tomfool notions ’bout lions and tigers waitin’ behind every bush.

From Jock of the Bushveld by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick

"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 Margaret Wade Campbell Deland

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