tomfool
Example Sentences
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Their own father, an amiable giant nearly seven foot tall, lacked the drive and ambition of his sons, and he refused to support this tomfool idea.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
"However, it's exactly the same as if we were—" "Exactly tomfool!"
From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Robins, Elizabeth
I don't like to apply such a tomfool word to anything, but observe how all this has come about.
From Master of His Fate by Cobban, J. Mclaren
Oh, you needn't ask me to believe that tomfool tale, old chap!
From The Keeper of the Door by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
Will you put that tomfool thing away, sir!
From Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea by Hurst, Hal
