Meaning

2 senses
  1. A silly or stupid person, especially a boy or man.

  2. (Caribbean, colloquial)Any of various tyrant flycatchers viewed as foolishly confiding.

More definitions
  • a person who lacks good judgment

Origin

From tom + fool.

From tom + fool.

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Forms

plural: tomfools
Singulartomfool
Pluraltomfools

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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