Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The speech or actions of one who fools or banters another; jesting; banter; levity; frivolity; nonsense.
- noun Ridiculous or absurd behavior; foolery; idle, aimless, or meddlesome action.
- noun Playful actions; play; sport.
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- verb Present participle of
fool .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
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Examples
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Have succeeded in fooling the American sheeple with lies and distortions.
Blue Dog: 'Excellent idea' to start over on health care reform 2009
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I wonder it this is just something he felt he had to do because Jenny was no longer interested in fooling around.
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However it does the job right in fooling your guests – at least for the first time.
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She could not remember the little dog's name, so she boldly gave him the first name that came entered her head, "JoJo," and succeeded in fooling the officer.
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She could not remember the little dog's name, so she boldly gave him the first name that came entered her head, "JoJo," and succeeded in fooling the officer.
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Have succeeded in fooling the American sheeple with lies and distortions.
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Muniz is often hailed as a master illusionist, but he says he's not interested in fooling people.
Archive 2008-01-01 Red 2008
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To me, this says that hillary has only succeeded in fooling the dummies. robert e lowe
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Stuff like this, if it succeeds in fooling voters, fairly seriously pollutes the information environment by trying to steal the credibility of the news media and use it to present a biased, exaggerated set of facts.
Hillary running fake news reports on radio in Ohio to trick voters 2008
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Muniz is often hailed as a master illusionist, but he says he's not interested in fooling people.
Vik Muniz Red 2008
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