Fool
Fool verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Pet
Pet verb - To touch or handle in a tender or loving manner.
How words are described
| old | old fool | old pet |
| common | common fool | common pet |
| ordinary | ordinary fool | ordinary pet |
| original | original fool | original pet |
| Other adjectives: faithful, powerful, real, big, evil, little, young, harmless, former. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Don't let that fool you, she might play rough, but she's completely friendly and implied to have started living with Reimu as a pet cat.
Source: Bad Powers, Good People - It also has its uses against other players, but since you're still attackable while you're "dead" and your pet will continue attacking them instead of disappearing like it does when you're really dead, it's unlikely to fool them for long.
Source: Playing Possum - Subverted Trope, since Dewey kept replacing the goldfish in order to fool his parents into believing he could reliably care for a pet so he could have a dog.
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