a name used to refer to a foolish man or boy. Originally it was the name of a foolish boy in a nursery rhyme which begins:
Simple Simon met a pieman
Going to the fair.
a name used to refer to a foolish man or boy. Originally it was the name of a foolish boy in a nursery rhyme which begins:
Simple Simon met a pieman
Going to the fair.
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005