DEFINITION: A person who, using an example from their own life, steers people away from a line of speculation by reducing it to an absurdity.

Notomfoolerist

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: no-tom-fool-erist

Sentence: He was such a clever notomfoolerist when he stopped Judy from putting her foot in her mouth by pretending to bite his toes!

Etymology: no - meaning don't. tomfool for tomfoolery meaning folly. ist to make it a nound describing a person who helps others avoid becoming a fool

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