tomfool

[tom-fool] /ˈtɒmˈful/
noun
1.
a grossly foolish or stupid person; a silly fool.
adjective
2.
being or characteristic of a tomfool.
Origin
1325-75; Middle English Thome fole Tom the fool
Related forms
tomfoolish, adjective
tomfoolishness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for tomfool

tomfool

/ˌtɒmˈfuːl/
noun
1.
  1. a fool
  2. (as modifier): tomfool ideas
Derived Forms
tomfoolish, adjective
tomfoolishness, noun
Word Origin
C14: from tom1 + fool1
Word Origin and History for tomfool
n.

"buffoon, clown," 1640s, from Middle English Thom Foole, personification of a mentally deficient man (mid-14c.), see Tom + fool (n.).

Slang definitions & phrases for tomfool

tomfool

adjective

Stupid; foolish; nutty: some tomfool scientist

[1762+; found by 1356 as the actual name of a man, also called Thomas fatuus, ''foolish Tom'']