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fool: a person who lacks good judgment; make a fool or dupe of

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schmuck collapse: (Yiddish) a jerk

tomfool collapse

jackass collapse

fool around collapse

monkey with collapse

play around collapse: commit adultery; "he plays around a lot"

Pantaloon collapse: trousers worn in former times; a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man; a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes

putter collapse: the iron normally used on the putting green; a golfer who is putting; move around aimlessly; do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

potter collapse: a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln; work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"

buffoon collapse

toy with collapse

cretin collapse

golem collapse: (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means

horse around collapse: indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"

moron collapse

simpleton collapse: a person lacking intelligence or common sense

twiddle collapse: a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns; manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He twiddled her thumbs while waiting for the interview"

ignoramus collapse: an ignorant person

kid around collapse

ament collapse

piddle collapse: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

tinker collapse: formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living; a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts; try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"; work as a tinker or tinkerer

milksop collapse

mess around collapse

jester collapse: a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages

zany collapse: a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect

dally collapse: consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"; waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"; behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"

fiddle faddle collapse

intermeddle collapse

dabble collapse: dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid; work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money"; play in or as if in water, as of small children

fidget collapse: a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"; move restlessly; "The child is always fidgeting in his seat"

sop collapse: a concession given to mollify or placate; "the offer was a sop to my feelings"; piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid; dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"; be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid; give a conciliatory gift or bribe to

fiddle collapse: play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"; play the violin or fiddle; commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"; avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

tamper with collapse

loiter collapse: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

meddle collapse: intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!"

clown collapse: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior; a rude or vulgar fool; act as or like a clown

lunatic collapse: an insane person; insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon

ass collapse: hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse; a pompous fool

middlebrow collapse: someone who is neither a highbrow nor a lowbrow

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