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(derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.

(historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).

(literature) A stock character typified by unintelligence, naïveté or lucklessness, usually as a form of comic relief; often used as a source of insight or pathos for the audience, as such characters are generally less bound by social expectations.

Someone who has been made a fool of or tricked; dupe.

(informal) Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.

(slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular, Hispanic) (An informal greeting akin to buddy, dude, or man.)

(tarot) A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.

To trick; to deceive.

To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly.

(archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.

(informal) Foolish.

(cooking) A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.