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▸ noun: (historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
▸ noun: (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.
▸ noun: Someone who has been made a fool of or tricked; dupe.
▸ noun: (informal) Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.
▸ noun: (slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular, Hispanic) An informal greeting akin to buddy, dude, or man.
▸ noun: (tarot, often capitalized Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
▸ verb: (transitive) To trick; to deceive.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly.
▸ verb: (archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.
▸ adjective: (informal) Foolish.
▸ noun: (cooking) A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
▸ noun: A surname.
▸ noun: (tarot, often capitalized Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
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