motley fool
motley fool · motley fools
A court jester; a jesterA court jester; a jester.
Meaning
1 sensesA court jester; a jester.
More definitions
- a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
Origin
From motley (“multi-colored cloth; a jester's clothes”) + fool (“a jester”).From motley (“multi-colored cloth; a jester's clothes”) + fool (“a jester”).
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