Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A foolish fellow; a simpleton.
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- noun A fool, or
gullible person.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It seems that on many fronts we've already eradicated the line that separates famous and infamous, so let's not get too caught up parsing the meanings of artist and entertainer when we label Simple Simon as Entertainer of the Year.
London Free Press 2009
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It seems that on many fronts we've already eradicated the line that separates famous and infamous, so let's not get too caught up parsing the meanings of artist and entertainer when we label Simple Simon as Entertainer of the Year.
Ottawa Sun 2009
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It seems that on many fronts we've already eradicated the line that separates famous and infamous, so let's not get too caught up parsing the meanings of artist and entertainer when we label Simple Simon as Entertainer of the Year.
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These are called Simple Simon's Birthday Bones, but I used a star cookie cutter instead of a bone shaped one.
Archive 2006-02-01 Cupcake Queen 2006
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These are called Simple Simon's Birthday Bones, but I used a star cookie cutter instead of a bone shaped one.
Another "I Know They're Not Cupcakes" Thursday Night Baking: Star Doggie Treats! Cupcake Queen 2006
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Some-body-or-other, whom the village folk called Simple Simon, partly because of his foolish appearance, and partly because of his great love for pies.
The Girl Scouts' Good Turn Edith Lavell
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Dunraven, had been fishing that day like "Simple Simon," and came tramping up to the office, telling Miss Marsh, in an idiotic way, that
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"Mistress Mary," in her pretty blue dress, tripped along with "Simple Simon" staring about him like a blockhead.
Jack And Jill Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 1902
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A correspondent, signing himself "Simple Simon," suggested that I should give a special catch puzzle in the issue of _The Weekly Dispatch_ for
Amusements in Mathematics Henry Ernest Dudeney 1893
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Simple Simon lays claim to the supreme knowledge of such matters and who am I to dispute the "facts" with him?
VHeadline's wrong dancing partner ... will Venezuela come back to haunt us? ... in pitchforks! 2009
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