Tadfool

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noun

Any one of the illithid parasite-infected playable characters in Baldur's Gate 3.

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Meanings

nounTadfool (plural Tadfools)

plural Tadfools · alternative tadfool

  1. Baldur's Gate fandom slangAny one of the illithid parasite-infected playable characters in Baldur's Gate 3.

    baldur's gate is gonna have to sit tight for a bit, sorry tadfools

    2023 October 27, Cthonical (@Cthonical_), Twitter
    2 more examples

    realizing I ship all of the Tadfools. just all of them. literally any combination works. #LysPlaysBG3

    2023 September 22, Lys (@LostElysium13), Twitter

    There's a fanart somewhere of the tadfools at a gym and Gale is using his mirror image to work out while he's reading a book.

    2024 January 21, TheRopeofShadow, Reddit

Origin

Blend of tadpole (an in-universe term for illithid parasites) + fool.

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APA

Tadfool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tadfool

MLA

“Tadfool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tadfool. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tadfool,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tadfool.

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