# motley fool

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A court jester; a jester.

## Etymology
From motley (“multi-colored cloth; a jester's clothes”) + fool (“a jester”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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