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To be able to write a play a man must be sensitive, imaginative, naive, gullible, passionate; he must be something of an imbecile, something of a poet, something of a liar, something of a damn fool.
Robert E. Sherwood

Meaning of "damn fool" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DAMN FOOL

damn fool  [dæm fuːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAMN FOOL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Damn fool is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DAMN FOOL


befool
bɪˈfuːl
Bul
buːl
capsule
ˈkæpsjuːl
cool
kuːl
damfool
ˈdæmˈfuːl
fool
fuːl
Istanbul
ˌɪstænˈbuːl
Liverpool
ˈlɪvəˌpuːl
module
ˈmɒdjuːl
outfool
ˌaʊtˈfuːl
pool
puːl
preschool
priːˈskuːl
rule
ruːl
schedule
ˈʃɛdjuːl
school
skuːl
tomfool
ˌtɒmˈfuːl
tool
tuːl
unfool
ʌnˈfuːl
whirlpool
ˈwɜːlˌpuːl
you´ll
juːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAMN FOOL

dammit
damn
damn all
damn with faint praise
damnability
damnable
damnableness
damnably
damnation
damnatory
damndest
damned
damnedest
damner
damnification
damnified
damnifies
damnify
damning
damningly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAMN FOOL

after-school
alcool
April fool
business school
elementary school
form the fool
graduate school
high school
home-school
law school
middle school
no fool
old school
play the fool
primary school
public school
secondary school
stool
swimming pool
wool

Synonyms and antonyms of damn fool in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «damn fool» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAMN FOOL

Find out the translation of damn fool to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of damn fool from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «damn fool» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

该死的傻瓜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tonto
570 millions of speakers

English

damn fool
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लानत मूर्ख
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجنون لعنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глупец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

idiota
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লজ্জা বোকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

imbécile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sial bodoh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verdammter Narr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

とんでもない愚か者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빌어 먹을 바보
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sialan wong bodho
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngốc chết tiệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முட்டாள் முட்டாள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निंदनीय मूर्ख
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lanet aptal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

idiota
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głupiec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дурень
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

al naibii de prost
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανόητος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

damn fool
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jävla idiot
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jævla tosk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of damn fool

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAMN FOOL»

The term «damn fool» is regularly used and occupies the 81.938 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DAMN FOOL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about damn fool

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7 QUOTES WITH «DAMN FOOL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word damn fool.
1
John Ciardi
The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself.
2
W. C. Fields
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.
3
J. William Fulbright
We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and we seem to do it about every 10 minutes.
4
Dean Koontz
Nothing gives us courage more readily than the desire to avoid looking like a damn fool.
5
Harold MacMillan
It has been said that there is no fool like an old fool, except a young fool. But the young fool has first to grow up to be an old fool to realize what a damn fool he was when he was a young fool.
6
Bob Marley
I no have education. I have inspiration. If I was educated, I would be a damn fool.
7
Robert E. Sherwood
To be able to write a play a man must be sensitive, imaginative, naive, gullible, passionate; he must be something of an imbecile, something of a poet, something of a liar, something of a damn fool.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAMN FOOL»

Discover the use of damn fool in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to damn fool and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Any Damn Fool Can Be a Farmer
From barn burning fires to blinding blizzards, from Model Ts to pickup trucks, from large family gatherings to quiet nights around the radio, this is an intimate look at life on the farm.
Bob Knopes, 2005
2
Context and Appropriateness: Micro Meets Macro
Austin subcategorizes locutionary acts into phonetic acts, phatic acts, and rhetic acts, and, accordingly, "X said 'You are a damn fool'" and "X said that Y was a damn fool" report a phatic act and a rhetic act respectively (Austin 1962: 94-95).
Anita Fetzer, 2007
3
Player, Cheater, Or Damn Fool
PLAYER, CHEATER OR DAMN FOOL tells a story of a triad love affair.
Dion Jones, 2011
4
The Midland
There was a sense for an instant of a silence dead, inanimate, broken ; then he awoke to a chilling voice from the next room, thin, almost evil, yet almost tearful. " Nothing but a damn fool! You're nothing but a damn fool!" it whined, quite rapidly.
5
Fort Pillow: A Novel of the Civil War
Was a damn fool any less a damn fool because he was white? Whites seemed to think so, or at least to believe a damn fool was more a damn fool if he happened to be black. There were black damn fools. Robinson had known enough of them  ...
Harry Turtledove, 2007
6
Country Goose and Killer
So there we were, in the rainy park in the old Country, and she said Damn fool had “the look.” You are probably now wondering “O.K., what is THE LOOK?” Well, I'm not exactly certain what the “look” is, or I would exactly explain it. But she said  ...
Kelly A. Jacob, 2002
7
Poor Fool
"Now what do you know about that!" she said. "The poor fool didn't have any better sense, if you ask me." "Poor fool?" the other said derisively, going back to her room. "You mean the damn fool. She was a damn fool. The man she called ...
Erskine Caldwell, 1994
8
Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Washington, D.C., History
CHAPTER SEVEN Brooks and Sumner: One Damn Fool Beats Another On May 20, 1856, Senator Charles Sumner finally concluded his two-day inflammatory speech, “The Crime against Kansas,” in which he had insulted three colleagues.
Emilee Hines, 2011
9
One Fair Daughter: A Story
"You are a damn fool!" was his final salutation to Louisa ; and she left the room in tears. Otto subsided upon a chair. "Everybody is a damn fool!" announced Mr. Handel to his wife, "but of me you shall make no damn fool. I have trouble enough ...
Frederic Pierpont Ladd, 1909
10
Surpeme Court
God, what a damn fool I was to ever think, a poor blind damn fool. It's too late now to cry over spilt milk. Guess all my plans for the future are all shot to hell—and it serves me right, I guess. Now, you have the main reason for my actions—such ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAMN FOOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term damn fool is used in the context of the following news items.
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Apocalypse-shmocalypse... We got this.
Dutch is, to quote Dillon "'Cause some damn fool accused you of being the best." and he is absolutely, irrefutably accurate. Military training? «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
2
Actor and Comedian Flex Alexander Set to Emcee a Night of Urban …
On the bill includes stand-up acts Red Grant, Alex Thomas, Chastity Washington, Capone, Kevin "Damn Fool" Simpson and Jay Lamont, with ... «PR Web, Jul 15»
3
Why It Took Zappos Labs Five Tries To Admit Failure
There's no point in being a damn fool about it." For Will Young, director of Zappos Labs, "try, try" was the easy part. Knowing when it was time to ... «Fast Company, Jul 15»
4
'Poldark' Recap: Season 1, Part 3
Two of Ross's investors whisper among themselves over whether or not “the rumors are true,” and remark that Ross is “a damn fool” if he's not ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
The U.S. and China Should Not Risk War Over a "Damn Fool Thing …
The U.S. and China disagree on a long list of issues. That's not particularly serious. After all, America and Europe hold different views on many ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
Freedom isn't free
In other words we must be responsible and hold others responsible and not let them act like a damn fool. I am always surprised to receive ... «ChicagoNow, Jul 15»
7
HOLMBERG: Former governor/mayor L. Douglas Wilder tweets into …
El-Amin fumed that Wilder “either is senile, or he's a damn fool or a buffoon.” On Thursday, Gov. Wilder also tweeted about those, including ... «wtvr.com, Jul 15»
8
Minnis Consulting Before Accepting Offer Of Briefing
The PSA, they are damn fool if they take the government at their word. The PSA's (stance) is only in keeping with the views of the Bahamian ... «Bahamas Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Allow Me To Introduce You To My Latest Skin Care Obsession …
Call me a damn fool, but I really thought that the oil would smell like roses. I realize now how stupid that was–the oil is extracted from seeds, ... «TheGloss, Jun 15»
10
Stu Cowan: Charles Bronfman has no interest in getting back into …
“So then when the club happened and we were playing in Los Angeles, he said to me one morning: 'That damn fool manager of yours.' I said ... «Montreal Gazette, Jun 15»

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