Middle English Dictionary Entry
fop(pe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | fop(pe n. |
| Etymology | Cp. G foppen to dupe, tease (orig. beggar's cant). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Stupid person, fool.
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)170 : Foppe: idem quod folet.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)276/144 : Spek, man, spek! Spek, þou fop!
- c1475 Mankind (Folg V.a.354)437 : I myght well be callyde a foppe.