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tomfool

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tom-fool
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Any of various tyrant flycatchers viewed as foolishly confiding.

Colloquial

adj

Silly or stupid.

verb

To act foolishly.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From tom + fool.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tomfools (plural) tomfools (present, singular) tomfooling (participle, present) tomfooled (participle, past) tomfooled (past)

Derived Forms

tomfoolery tomfoolish

Synonyms

fool sap saphead muggins

Questions

What does tomfool mean?
A silly or stupid person, especially a boy or man.
Where does tomfool come from?
From tom + fool.

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