fool
IPA: fˈuɫ
noun
- (derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- (historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
- (literature) A stock character typified by unintelligence, naïveté or lucklessness, usually as a form of comic relief; often used as a source of insight or pathos for the audience, as such characters are generally less bound by social expectations.
- Someone who has been made a fool of or tricked; dupe.
- (informal) Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.
- (slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular, Hispanic) Buddy, dude, man.
- (cooking) A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
- (tarot, often capitalized Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
- A surname.
verb
- To trick; to deceive.
- To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly.
- (archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.
adjective
- (informal) Foolish.
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