Usually means: Acting silly or pretending ignorance.
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  1. play the fool: Merriam-Webster
  2. play the fool: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. play the fool: Collins English Dictionary
  4. play the fool: Wiktionary
  5. play the fool: Dictionary.com
  6. play the fool: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. play the fool: Legal dictionary

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  1. play the fool: Encyclopedia

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  1. play the fool: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (play the fool)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To behave in a foolish or comical manner.
▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To pretend or feign ignorance.

Similar:
act the fool, act a fool, fool, play for a fool, monkey around, play around, fool up, fool around, goof around, cut the fool, more...

Opposite:
be serious, act responsibly, behave maturely

Phrases:
to play the fool, more...

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Similar:
act the fool, act a fool, fool, play for a fool, monkey around, play around, fool up, fool around, goof around, cut the fool, more...

Opposite:
be serious, act responsibly, behave maturely

Phrases:
to play the fool, more...



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