fool
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English fōl (“fool”), from Old French fol (French fou (“mad”)) from Latin follis.[1]
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fool (plural fools)
- (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- (historical, dated) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court.
- Someone who very much likes something specified.
- 1975, Foghat, "Fool for the City" (song), Fool for the City (album):
- I'm a fool for the city.
- 1975, Foghat, "Fool for the City" (song), Fool for the City (album):
- A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
- (often capitalized, Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck.
[edit] Synonyms
- (person with poor judgment): See also Wikisaurus:fool
- (person who entertained a sovereign): jester, joker
- (person who talks a lot of nonsense): gobshite
[edit] Translations
person with poor judgement or little intelligence
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person who entertained a sovereign
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Tarot card
[edit] Verb
fool (third-person singular simple present fools, present participle fooling, simple past and past participle fooled)
- To trick; to make a fool of someone.
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- See also Wikisaurus:deceive
[edit] Translations
to trick; to make a fool of someone
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[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from "fool"
[edit] References
- ^ fool in: T. F. Hoad, Concise Dictionary of English Etymology, Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0-19-283098-8
[edit] Middle English
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See English fool.
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fool (plural fools)
[edit] Rohingya
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fool
