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fopdoodle

noun
/ˈfɒpduːdəl/UK/ˈfɑpdudəl/US

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from dudeldopp — “simpleton”
  2. compounded as fopdoodle — “fop + doodle”

Definitions

  1. A stupid person

    A stupid person; a fool, a simpleton.

    • 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.
    • Come, come, you brace of Fopdoodles, where's your French Barber you are both ſo fond of; […]

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA