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Definition of Tomfool
1. Noun. A person who lacks good judgment.
Specialized synonyms: Ass, Buffoon, Clown, Flibbertigibbet, Foolish Woman, Fucker, Bozo, Cuckoo, Fathead, Goof, Goofball, Goose, Jackass, Twat, Zany, Meshuggeneh, Meshuggener, Morosoph, Putz, Wally
Generic synonyms: Simple, Simpleton
Derivative terms: Fool, Fool
Definition of Tomfool
1. n. A great fool; a trifler.
Definition of Tomfool
1. Adjective. silly or stupid ¹
2. Noun. a silly or stupid person ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tomfool
1. a foolish person [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tomfool
Literary usage of Tomfool
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"trick (rare), tomfool (colloq.), flimflam (colloq.); see IDLE, POTTER. 2. See PLAY.
trifle, v. ... tomfool (rare); spec, idler, ..."
2. The Musical World (1861)
"have done: I see clearly, and without tomfool theories, whatever I examine, and
will admit no rule but what will stand the test of common sense. ..."
3. Routledge's Every Boy's Annual by Edmund Routledge (1870)
"To this class belongs the " tomfool knot," which proved a puzzle knot ... In its
double shape, the running loop under the name of the " tomfool knot" (fig. ..."
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