fool
noun
[ fuːl ]
• a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person.
• "I felt a bit of a fool"
Similar:
idiot,
halfwit,
nincompoop,
blockhead,
buffoon,
dunce,
dolt,
ignoramus,
cretin,
imbecile,
dullard,
moron,
simpleton,
clod,
dope,
ninny,
chump,
dimwit,
nitwit,
goon,
dumbo,
dummy,
dum-dum,
dumb-bell,
loon,
jackass,
bonehead,
fathead,
numbskull,
dunderhead,
chucklehead,
knucklehead,
muttonhead,
pudding-head,
thickhead,
wooden-head,
airhead,
pinhead,
lamebrain,
pea-brain,
birdbrain,
zombie,
jerk,
nerd,
dipstick,
donkey,
noodle,
nit,
numpty,
twit,
clot,
ass,
goat,
plonker,
berk,
prat,
pillock,
wally,
git,
wazzock,
divvy,
nerk,
twerp,
charlie,
mug,
muppet,
nyaff,
balloon,
sumph,
gowk,
gobdaw,
schmuck,
bozo,
boob,
lamer,
turkey,
schlepper,
chowderhead,
dumbhead,
dumbass,
goofball,
goof,
goofus,
galoot,
dork,
lummox,
klutz,
putz,
schlemiel,
sap,
meatball,
gink,
cluck,
clunk,
ding-dong,
dingbat,
wiener,
weeny,
dip,
simp,
• a jester or clown, especially one retained in a royal or noble household.
Similar:
jester,
court jester,
clown,
buffoon,
comic,
joker,
jokester,
zany,
merry andrew,
wearer of the motley,
harlequin,
Pierrot,
Punchinello,
Pantaloon,
fool
verb
• trick or deceive (someone); dupe.
• "he fooled nightclub managers into believing he was a successful businessman"
Similar:
deceive,
trick,
play a trick on,
hoax,
dupe,
take in,
mislead,
delude,
hoodwink,
bluff,
beguile,
gull,
make a fool of,
outwit,
swindle,
defraud,
cheat,
double-cross,
con,
bamboozle,
pull a fast one on,
pull someone's leg,
take for a ride,
throw dust in someone's eyes,
put one over on,
have on,
diddle,
rip off,
do,
sting,
gyp,
shaft,
fiddle,
swizzle,
sell a pup to,
sucker,
snooker,
stiff,
euchre,
bunco,
hornswoggle,
pull a swifty on,
cozen,
sharp,
mulct,
fool
adjective
• foolish; silly.
• "that damn fool waiter"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French fol ‘fool, foolish’, from Latin follis ‘bellows, windbag’, by extension ‘empty-headed person’.
fool
noun
• a cold dessert made of pureed fruit mixed or served with cream or custard.
• "raspberry fool with cream"
Origin:
late 16th century: perhaps from fool1.
