EGAVE

tomfool

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A silly or stupid person, especially a boy or man.
  2. noun Any of various tyrant flycatchers viewed as foolishly confiding.
  3. adjective Silly or stupid.
  4. verb To act foolishly.

Similar words

muggins fool saphead sap harebrained damnfool superfool fool's fool fooligan fooler

Often followed by

of letter business trick

Word family

tomfools

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