n. Function: noun
1 a person lacking in judgment or prudence FF1C; stop acting like a fool FF1E;
Synonyms: ass, asshead, *damfool, donkey, doodle, idiot, imbecile, jackass, jerk, madman, mooncalf, nincom, nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, poop, ||schmo, ||schmuck, tomfool
Related Words: blockhead, dimwit, dope, dumbbell, dummy, nitwit, numskull, pinhead; birdbrain, featherbrain, featherhead, rattlebrain, scatterbrain; goose, silly
2 a retainer formerly kept to provide casual entertainment FF1C; a king's fool FF1E;
Synonyms: idiot, jester, motley
Related Words: buffoon, clown, comedian, comic, merry-andrew
3 one who is victimized or made to appear foolish FF1C; she's nobody's fool FF1E;
Synonyms: butt, chump, ||come-on, ||cull, dupe, easy mark, fall guy, fish, gudgeon, gull, mark, monkey, ||mug, patsy, pigeon, sap, saphead, ||schlemiel, simple, sucker, victim
Related Words: pushover; laughingstock; loser; instrument, tool
4 one who is mentally deficient FF1C; a badly retarded child, little more than a fool FF1E;
Synonyms: ament, cretin, ||feeb, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, natural, simpleton, softhead, underwit, zany