Fool

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NOUN

sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool

a person who lacks good judgment

chump, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

jester, motley fool

a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

VERB

gull, befool

make a fool or dupe of

fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away

spend frivolously and unwisely

gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod

fool or hoax

horse around, arse around, fool around

indulge in horseplay

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