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1tomfool
noun tom·fool \ˈtäm-ˈfül\
Definition of TOMFOOL
: a great fool : blockhead
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First Known Use of TOMFOOL
1640
Rhymes with TOMFOOL
ampoule, babul, Banjul, befool, Blackpool, B-school, carpool, church school, cesspool, closestool, curule, dame school, day school, edge tool, Elul, faldstool, flake tool, footstool, gene pool, grade school, hangul, high school, homeschool, Kabul, misrule, Mosul, old school, prep school, preschool, retool, self-rule, step stool, tide pool, toadstool, trade school, uncool, unspool, vanpool, whirlpool
2tomfool
adjective
Definition of TOMFOOL
: extremely foolish, stupid, or doltish
First Known Use of TOMFOOL
1760
Related to TOMFOOL
- Synonyms
- absurd, asinine, balmy, brainless, bubbleheaded, cockeyed, crackpot, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dippy, dotty, fatuous, featherheaded, fool, half-baked, harebrained, half-witted, inept, insane, jerky, kooky (also kookie), loony (also looney), lunatic, lunkheaded, mad, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, sappy, screwball, senseless, silly, simpleminded, stupid, foolish, unwise, wacky (also whacky), weak-minded, witless, zany
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