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hölmö — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chump noun A foolish or gullible person; someone easily fooled or taken advantage of.
  • fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  • frivolous adj Silly or lacking seriousness, especially at a time when seriousness is expected.
  • goof noun A mistake or blunder.
  • goofy adj Silly, quirky, or good-naturedly ridiculous.
  • idiot noun A foolish or stupid person, or someone who makes a very poor decision.
  • moron noun An insult for a stupid or foolish person.
  • sap noun The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying nutrients.
  • silly adjective Foolish or lacking good sense; done or said in a way that invites laughter.
  • simpleton noun A person who lacks common sense or shows poor judgement; a foolish person.

Senses

hölmö is used for these senses in English:

  • chump (colloquial, pejorative) A gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; someone lacking common sense.
  • ditzy (informal) Silly or scatterbrained, usually of a young woman.
  • fool (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
  • frivolous Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a whim or caprice.
  • goof (US, Canada, MTE, informal) A foolish and/or silly person; a goofball.
  • goofy silly, quirky
  • idiot (pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
  • moron (psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.

chump — full definition

  1. noun A foolish or gullible person; someone easily fooled or taken advantage of.
  2. noun The thick, blunt end of something, such as a piece of wood or a cut of meat.
  3. verb To cheat or take advantage of someone.

fool — full definition

  1. noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  2. noun Historically, a jester employed to entertain a royal court.
  3. verb To trick or deceive someone.
  4. noun A British dessert made of pureed fruit folded into cream or custard.

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