Fopdoodle

//ˈfɒpduːdəl// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A stupid person; a fool, a simpleton. obsolete

    "And though you overcame the Bear, / The Dogs beat you at Brentford Fair; / Where sturdy Butchers broke your Noddle, / And handl'd you like a Fop-doodle."

Example

More examples

"And though you overcame the Bear, / The Dogs beat you at Brentford Fair; / Where sturdy Butchers broke your Noddle, / And handl'd you like a Fop-doodle."

Etymology

From fop (“vain man, dandy”) + doodle (“(obsolete) mindless person, fool, simpleton”).

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