foolometer

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English

Etymology

From fool +‎ -o- +‎ -meter.

Pronunciation

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Noun

foolometer (plural foolometers)

  1. (humorous) Something that measures the level of foolishness.
    • 1965, Southern Literary Messenger:
      Perhaps the nearest approach to a universal foolometer, is found in our daily and weekly press.