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fooling
fool F0233900 (fo͞ol)n.1. One who is deficient in judgment, sense, or understanding.2. One who acts unwisely on a given occasion: I was a fool to have quit my job.3. One who has been tricked or made to appear ridiculous; a dupe: They made a fool of me by pretending I had won.4. Informal A person with a talent or enthusiasm for a certain activity: a dancing fool; a fool for skiing.5. A member of a royal or noble household who provided entertainment, as with jokes or antics; a jester.6. One who subverts convention or orthodoxy or varies from social conformity in order to reveal spiritual or moral truth: a holy fool.7. A dessert made of stewed or puréed fruit mixed with cream or custard and served cold.8. Archaic A mentally deficient person; an idiot.v. fooled, fool·ing, fools v.tr.1. To deceive or trick; dupe: "trying to learn how to fool a trout with a little bit of floating fur and feather" (Charles Kuralt).2. To confound or prove wrong; surprise, especially pleasantly: We were sure they would fail, but they fooled us.v.intr.1. Informal a. To speak or act facetiously or in jest; joke: I was just fooling when I said I had to leave.b. To behave comically; clown.c. To feign; pretend: He said he had a toothache but he was only fooling.2. To engage in idle or frivolous activity.3. To toy, tinker, or mess: shouldn't fool with matches.adj. Informal Foolish; stupid: off on some fool errand or other.Phrasal Verbs: fool around Informal 1. To engage in idle or casual activity; putter: was fooling around with the old car in hopes of fixing it.2. To engage in frivolous activity; make fun.3. To engage in casual sexual activity.4. a. To have a sexual affair with someone who is not one's spouse or partner.b. To have many sexual affairs. fool away To waste (time or money) foolishly; squander: fooled away the week's pay on Friday night.Idiom: play/act the fool1. To act in an irresponsible or foolish manner.2. To behave in a playful or comical manner.
[Middle English fol, from Old French, from Late Latin follis, windbag, fool, from Latin follis, bellows; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | fooling - characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter"casuallight - psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart" |
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