Fool and Mug

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Fool

Fool noun - A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of.

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Mug is a synonym for fool (British) in wise topic. In some cases you can use "Mug" instead a noun "Fool", when it comes to topics like simpleton, stupid, dupe, stooge. informal substitute

Nearby Words: foolish, foolishness, foolery, foolishly, fooled

Mug

Mug noun - A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of.

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Fool is a synonym for mug in wise topic. You can use "Fool" instead a noun "Mug", if it concerns topics such as stupid.

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old	old fool	old mug
ordinary	ordinary fool	ordinary mug
original	original fool	original mug
stupid	stupid fool	stupid mug
Other adjectives: real, big, little, famous, drunk, angry, damn, grinning.

Common collocations

hero	fool hero	mug hero
man	fool man	mug man
guy	fool guy	mug guy
people	fool people	mug people
Other words: men, someone, time, villain, anyone, killer, player, enemy, guards, players, soldiers, heroes.

Both words in one sentence

Of course, the slur being derived from the English word "mug" — "someone who's easy to fool" might have something to do with it.

Source: Calling Me a Logarithm
It also has nothing to do with marijuana unless you're reading vintage crime fictionnote Rowling says she took it from the word "mug" meaning "fool," which is possibly derived from the Irish mug, "slave".

Source: Muggles
A Fool and His New Money Are Soon Parted: The 100th comic, right after one where Immy and Shugwar mug a guy with a car full of cash, is drawn in detailed art and shows them living extravagantly until they burn the house down.

Source: Webcomic / Ballerina Mafia

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