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MOTLEY FOOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does motley fool mean?
• MOTLEY FOOL (noun)
The noun MOTLEY FOOL has 1 sense:
1. a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
Familiarity information: MOTLEY FOOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("motley fool" is a kind of...):
buffoon; clown; goof; goofball; merry andrew (a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior)
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