fool
/fˈul/
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Definitions
Noun
a person who lacks good judgment
Noun
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Noun
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
Verb
make a fool or dupe of
Verb
spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one''s inheritance"
Verb
fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can''t fool me!"
Verb
indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let''s get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"
Synonyms
arse around
befool
chump
cod
dissipate
dupe
fall guy
fool around
fool away
fritter
fritter away
frivol away
gull
horse around
jester
mark
motley fool
mug
muggins
patsy
put on
put one across
put one over
sap
saphead
shoot
slang
soft touch
sucker
take in
tomfool
More General Terms
betray
buffoon
clown
consume
cozen
deceive
delude
dupe
goof
goofball
jest
joke
lead astray
lead on
merry andrew
play
simple
simpleton
squander
victim
ware
waste
More Specific Terms
ass
bozo
buffoon
clown
cuckoo
fathead
flibbertigibbet
foolish woman
fucker
goof
goofball
goose
jackass
kid
meshuggeneh
meshuggener
morosoph
pull the leg of
putz
twat
wally
zany