Fool
Fool noun - A person who lacks good sense or judgment.
Usage example: only a fool would attempt to climb that mountain unprepared
Genius
Genius noun - A very smart person.
Usage example: the 16-year-old college graduate was considered to be a genius
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Dom is no more sure if Tylor is a fool or genius than anyone else, but to him it doesnt matter.
- No one's clear on whether he's a lucky fool masquerading as a genius, a genius using people's opinions of him as a fool to become a Chess Master, a Magnificent Bastard, or a lunatic whose irrational approach manages to somehow always work.
Source: Crazy Awesome / Anime and Manga -
The Owl-Knowing One: Gloriously subverted and parodied with Howland Owl, who thinks he's a genius and is repeatedly shown to be an enormous fool even by Okeefenokee standards.
Source: Comic Strip / Pogo
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