Etymology

omadhaun

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Today it means: A fool or simpleton; someone out of their senses. Full definition →

Irish amadán
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The story

  1. Irish · borrowed fromamadán
  2. English todayomadhaun

From Irish amadán, introduced into English via literature and political speech.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.