fooled

Meanings

• Verb

  Deceived, hoaxed, or tricked.

  - "The magician fooled the audience with his sleight of hand."
  - "I was fooled into believing that the deal was fair."
  - "Don't let yourself be fooled by false advertisements."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with fooled
pooled , ooled , mooled , rooled

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Variants

List of all variants of fooled that leads to same result
fool , fooled , fooling , fools , could have fooled me , fool about , fool around , fooled about , fooled around , fooling about , fooling around , fools about , fools around , fool about with , fool around with , fooled about with , fooled around with , fooling about with , fooling around with , fools about with , fools around with , fool with , fooled with , fooling with , fools with

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Etymology

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Old English 'fulian' meaning 'to betray, deceive'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'fooled' is also used in computer programming to describe a situation where a program behaves unexpectedly or incorrectly.

2. In the game of bridge, a 'fooled bid' is a bid that is intended to mislead the opponents.

3. In mathematics, a 'fooled sum' is a sum that is intentionally misleading, often used as a joke or prank.

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Related Concepts

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1. Deception: The act of deliberately misleading or deceiving someone.

2. Illusion: A false perception or belief, often created through magic or optical tricks.

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Culture

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The word 'fooled' is often used in various contexts, including magic, literature, and everyday life. In magic, magicians aim to fool their audience with their tricks and illusions. In literature, the theme of being fooled or deceiving others is a common one. For example, in Shakespeare's 'As You Like It', Jacques says, 'All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts.' This quote suggests that everyone is capable of being fooled or fooling others. In everyday life, being fooled can have both positive and negative consequences. For instance, being fooled by a prank can be amusing, while being fooled by a scam can be costly.

How to Memorize "fooled"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine someone tricking or deceiving someone else. Visualize the expression on the face of the person being fooled.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'fooled' with the idea of being tricked or deceived.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.'

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