damfool

[ dam-fool ]

/ ˈdæmˈful /

Informal.

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noun

a person who is exceptionally stupid or foolish.

adjective

Also dam·fool·ish

[dam-foo-lish]. /ˈdæmˈfu lɪʃ/. extraordinarily stupid or foolish.

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Origin of damfool

1880–85; alteration of damned fool or foolish

Words nearby damfool

d'Amboise, dame, dame-school, dame's rocket, dame's violet, damfool, Damia, damiana, Damien, Damietta, daminozide

How to use damfool in a sentence

"If I land there you can ask for a damfool—and I'll answer the first time," laughed the holdup over his shoulder.
Desert Conquest|A. M. Chisholm
Now maybe my wife will get off my back on this damfool business of organizing a maid's and butler's union.
Backlash|Winston Marks
Half the damfool people in the world stick a pillow under a fainting woman's shoulders.
The Case of Jennie Brice|Mary Roberts Rinehart
We all told him to cut it out, because he was sure to do some damfool thing if he didn't.
The Fighting Chance|Robert W. Chambers

"One of her damfool jokes," muttered the old man, as he shuffled toward the door of the locked room.
The Diamond Pin|Carolyn Wells