fopdoodle

noun /ˈfɒpduːdəl/

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.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry fopdoodle (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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