tomfool

English

Etymology

tom +‎ fool.

Noun

tomfool (plural tomfools)

  1. a silly or stupid person, especially a boy or man.
  2. (Caribbean, colloquial) Any of various tyrant flycatchers viewed as foolishly confiding.

Adjective

tomfool (comparative more tomfool, superlative most tomfool)

  1. silly or stupid.

Derived terms

Verb

tomfool (third-person singular simple present tomfools, present participle tomfooling, simple past and past participle tomfooled)

  1. (intransitive) To act foolishly.
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