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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-428/
- Published: 2021-03-31T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-26T21:56:47.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14

The word for today is…

fool (noun, adjective, verb) –  
noun:  
1 : a person lacking in judgment or prudence  
2a : a retainer formerly kept in great households to provide casual entertainment and commonly dressed in motley with cap, bells, and bauble  
b : one who is victimized or made to appear foolish  
3a : a harmlessly deranged person or one lacking in common powers of understanding  
b : one with a marked propensity or fondness for something  
4 : a cold dessert of pureed fruit mixed with whipped cream or custard

adjective:  
foolish, silly

Intransitive verb :

1a : to behave foolishly  
b : to meddle, tamper, or experiment especially thoughtlessly or ignorantly  
2a : to play or improvise a comic role  
b : to speak in jest  
3 : to contend or fight without serious intent or with less than full strength

transitive verb  
1 : to make a fool of  
2 : to spend on trifles or without advantage

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fool?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Middle English, from Anglo-French fol, from Late Latin follis, from Latin, bellows, bag; akin to Old High German bolla blister, balg bag.

  
First Known Use of fool

Noun: 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1, Adjective: 13th century, in the meaning defined above, Verb: 1593, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

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