tomfool

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tom +‎ fool.

Noun[edit]

tomfool (plural tomfools)

  1. a silly or stupid person, especially a boy or man.
  2. (Caribbean, colloquial) Any of various tyrant flycatchers viewed as foolishly confiding.

Adjective[edit]

tomfool (comparative more tomfool, superlative most tomfool)

  1. silly or stupid.

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

tomfool (third-person singular simple present tomfools, present participle tomfooling, simple past and past participle tomfooled)

  1. (intransitive) To act foolishly.