- fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool - a person who lacks good judgment
--1 is a kind of simpleton, simple
--1 has particulars:ass; clown, buffoon; flibbertigibbet, foolish woman; fucker; fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany; meshuggeneh, meshuggener; morosoph; putz; Wally Derived forms: verb fool3, verb fool1 - chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug - a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
--2 is a kind of victim, dupe
Derived forms: verb fool3, verb fool1 - jester, fool, motley fool - a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages
--3 is a kind of clown, buffoon, merry andrew
Derived form: verb fool4
- fool, gull, befool - make a fool or dupe of
--1 is one way to deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun fool2, noun fool1
Somebody ----s somebody
- fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away - spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"
--2 is one way to consume, squander, waste, ware
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
--3 is one way to deceive, betray, lead astray
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun fool1, noun fool2
Somebody ----s somebody
- horse around, arse around, fool around, fool - indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"
--4 is a kind of play; joke, jest
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun fool3, noun foolery1
Somebody ----s