Simple Simon en · NOUN
Etymology
From the nursery rhyme of the same name.
Meanings
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A fool, or gullible person.
Now, will your kind of birth control select out specially for suppression the Simple Simons, the Peeping Toms, the Dumme Lisas? Oh, no, indeed.
2003, Margaret Sanger, Michael W. Perry, The Pivot of Civilization in Historical Perspective, page 188:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Simons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |