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tolo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • booby noun A foolish or dim-witted person.
  • dimwit noun An informal, mildly insulting term for a stupid or slow-witted person.
  • fond adj Having a liking or affection for someone or something.
  • fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  • foolish adj Lacking good sense; unwise or silly.
  • Muppet noun A foolish or incompetent person (informal, often affectionate or mildly insulting).
  • nincompoop noun A silly, foolish person.
  • 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.
  • snipe noun A long-billed wading bird found in marshes and wetlands.

Senses

tolo is used for these senses in English:

  • booby A stupid person.
  • dimwit (pejorative) A person who is deficient in intelligence.
  • fond Outlandish; foolish; silly.
  • fool (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
  • foolish (of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
  • muppet (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang, derogatory) An incompetent or foolish person.
  • nincompoop (derogatory) A foolish or silly person. [from 16th c.]
  • silly Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.

booby — full definition

  1. noun A foolish or dim-witted person.
  2. noun A large tropical seabird related to gannets, once thought clumsy on land.

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