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—tomfoolish, adj. —tomfoolishness, n./tom"foohl"/, n.1. a grossly foolish or stupid person; a silly fool.adj.2. being or characteristic of a tomfool.[1325-75; ME Thome fole Tom the fool]
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Tomfool — Tom fool (t[o^]m f[=oo]l ), n. [Tom (see {Tomboy}) + fool.] A great fool; a trifler. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tomfool — (n.) buffoon, clown, 1640s, from M.E. Thom Foole, personification of a mentally deficient man (mid 14c.), see TOM (Cf. Tom) + FOOL (Cf. fool) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
tomfool — [täm′fo͞ol′] n. [earlier Tom Fool, as in Tom o Bedlam, poor Tom, names formerly applied to the demented and retarded] a foolish, stupid, or silly person adj. foolish, stupid, or silly … English World dictionary
tomfool — adjective very silly: That was a tomfool thing to do! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tomfool — tom•fool [[t]ˈtɒmˈful[/t]] n. 1) a grossly foolish or stupid person; a silly fool 2) being or characteristic of a tomfool … From formal English to slang
tomfool — /ˈtɒmful/ (say tomfoohl) noun 1. a grossly foolish person; a silly fool. –adjective 2. being, or characteristic of, a tomfool. –verb (i) 3. to play the fool. {tom1 + fool1} …
tomfool — n. 1 a foolish person. 2 (attrib.) silly, foolish (a tomfool idea) … Useful english dictionary
tomfool — I. noun Date: 1640 a great fool ; blockhead II. adjective Date: 1760 extremely foolish, stupid, or doltish … New Collegiate Dictionary
Tomfool — … Wikipedia
tomfool — 1. adjective silly or stupid 2. noun a silly or stupid person See Also: tomfoolery … Wiktionary
