playing the fool

A form of play the fool — To behave in a foolish or comical manner.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of play the fool
Cite this entry
APA

playing the fool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playing%20the%20fool

MLA

“playing the fool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playing%20the%20fool. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playing the fool,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playing%20the%20fool.

Source: playing the fool on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.