tomfool

tom·fool  (tmfl)

n.

A stupid or foolish person.

adj.

Extremely foolish or stupid.

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[Tom (nickname of Thomas) + fool.]

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tomfool [ˌtɒmˈfuːl]

n

a.  a fool

b.  (as modifier) tomfool ideas

[from tom¹ + fool¹]

tomfoolish  adj

tomfoolishness  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tomfool - a person who lacks good judgment     fool, muggins, saphead, sap ass - a pompous fool buffoon, clown - a rude or vulgar fool flibbertigibbet, foolish woman - a female fool fucker - a stupid despised man bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goof, goofball, jackass, twat, zany, goose - a man who is a stupid incompetent fool meshuggeneh, meshuggener - (Yiddish) a crazy fool morosoph - a learned fool putz - (Yiddish) a fool; an idiot simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense wally - a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid

Translations

tomfool [ˈtɒmˈfuːl]

A. ADJ → tonto, estúpido

B. N → tonto/a m/f, imbécil mf

tomfool

n → Blödian m

adj attr → blöd(sinnig)