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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | befool, cod, dupe, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in |
| Type of | deceive, lead astray, betray |
| Has types | pull the leg of, kid |
You can't fool me!.
fool::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | jester, motley fool |
| Type of | clown, buffoon, goofball, merry andrew, goof |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dissipate, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, shoot |
| Type of | squander, ware, waste, consume |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | arse around, fool around, horse around |
| Type of | joke, jest, play |
| Derivation | foolery |
The bored children were fooling about.
Examples of fools
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Only fools dared say anything that could even be remotely construed as a slight.
From the stltoday.com
Office talk was that he was intellectually intimidating and didn't suffer fools.
From the guardian.co.uk
He endlessly suffers fools without retaliation beyond the occasional stern look.
From the thenewstribune.com
The movie's star, Sacha Baron Cohen, often fools people with his gag interviews.
From the orlandosentinel.com
When ordinary citizens understand they are being played for fools, they bristle.
From the washingtonpost.com
A boat skipper flirts with a singer and fools Nazis on the island of Martinique.
From the post-gazette.com
Fools who trust their personal safety to the government need to open their eyes.
From the economist.com
But it is one they have to live with lest they want to make fools of themselves.
From the economist.com
History is filled with well-educated, schololarly, even extremely bright, fools.
From the forbes.com
- A person who lacks good judgment
- Make a fool or dupe of
- Chump: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- Fritter: spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"
- Gull: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
- Jester: a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
- Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport is an airport situated in Libreville, Gabon. It is the main international airport in the country.
- Durak is a Russian card game that is popular throughout most of the post-Soviet states. The object of the game is to get rid of all one's cards. At the end of the game, the last player with cards in their hand is referred to as the fool (durak).
- "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" is the title of a popular song from 1978 by the British singer-songwriter Chris Rea. Rea also wrote the song, which appears on his 1978 debut album, Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?.
