Etymology

any fule kno

Today it means: Any fool knows; it is well known. Full definition →

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The story

From as any fule kno (misspelled form of as any fool knows), a catchphrase of fictional schoolboy Nigel Molesworth, subject of a series of books by Geoffrey Willans.

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