tomfool

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noun

A silly or stupid person, especially a boy or man.

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Meanings

nountomfool (plural tomfools)

plural tomfools

  1. A silly or stupid person, especially a boy or man.
  2. CaribbeancolloquialAny of various tyrant flycatchers viewed as foolishly confiding.
adjective
  1. Silly or stupid.
verbtomfool (third-person singular simple present tomfools, present participle tomfooling, simple past and past participle tomfooled)

present singular third person tomfools · participle present tomfooling · participle past tomfooled · past tomfooled

  1. intransitiveTo act foolishly.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who lacks good judgment

Similar
foolsapsapheadmuggins
Broader
simpletonsimple
Also see
foolidiotmugginssapsaphead

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tom + fool.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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