 | English  | German |  |
 | jerky {adj} [coll.] [foolish] | 722 bekloppt [ugs.] |  |
 | fool {adj} [Am.] [rare] [foolish] | 411 albern |  |
 | silly {adj} {adv} [foolish, absurd] | 371 verrückt [ugs.] [närrisch, absurd, dämlich] |  |
 | harebrained {adj} [foolish] | 347 behämmert [ugs.] |  |
 | harebrained {adj} [foolish] | 240 närrisch |  |
 | fool {adj} [Am.] [rare] [foolish] | 167 doof [ugs.] |  |
 | nitty {adj} [coll.] [archaic] [foolish] | 147 dämlich [ugs.] |  |
 | fond {adj} [dated for: foolish] | 64 töricht |  |
 | balmy {adj} [coll.] [crazy, foolish] | 45 verrückt [ugs.] [oft pej.] [geistig wirr] |  |
 | inept {adj} [foolish] | 36 albern |  |
 | mad {adj} [foolish] | 35 närrisch |  |
 | puerile {adj} [childishly foolish, immature or trivial] | 35 kindisch [meist pej.] |  |
 | crackbrained {adj} [coll.] [very silly, extremely foolish, crazy] | 10 verrückt [ugs.] [überspannt, närrisch, hirnrissig] |  |
 | gormless {adj} [Br.] [coll.] [foolish] | 6 dusslig [ugs.] [auch: dusselig] |  |
 | zool. assy {adj} [resembling a jackass, foolish] | eselhaft [töricht, dumm] |  |
 | gay {adj} [coll.] [offensive] [foolish, stupid] | arschblöd [vulg.] |  |
Nouns |
 | bimbo [sl.] [foolish, stupid, or inept person] | 642 Dummchen {n} |  |
 | simpleton [foolish person] | 412 Dummkopf {m} [pej.] |  |
 | goof [esp. Am.] [coll.] [foolish person] | 410 Dummkopf {m} [pej.] |  |
 | antics [foolish behaviour] | 168 Possen {pl} [veraltend] [närrisches Verhalten] |  |
 | goon [esp. Br.] [coll.] [silly, foolish person] | 111 Schafskopf {m} [leicht pej.] [Dummkopf] |  |
 | pinhead [coll.] [stupid or foolish person] | 78 Holzkopf {m} [ugs.] [Dummkopf] |  |
 | cuckoo [sl.] [foolish person] | 43 Blödmann {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | guff [coll.] [also fig. for foolish talk] | 32 Furz {m} [ugs.] [auch fig. für Hirnfurz] |  |
 | bollix [Irish] [vulg.] [sl.] [a foolish or contemptible man] | 16 Arschloch {n} [vulg.] |  |
 | git [Br.] [coll.] [pej.] [a foolish or worthless male person] | 15 Blödling {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [Blödmann, Dummkopf] |  |
 | mooncalf [archaic] [also pej. for: foolish person] | 15 Mondkalb {n} [auch pej. für: dümmliche / unbeliebte Person] |  |
 | stupidness {sg} [chiefly West Indian] [foolish behaviour] | 15 Dummheiten {pl} |  |
 | bampot [also: barmpot] [Scot.] [coll.] [pej.] [foolish person] | Spinner {m} [ugs.] [pej.] |  |
 | bamstick [Scot.] [coll.] [foolish, stupid, or crazy person] | Blödel {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | fondness [archaic] [foolish tenderness] | närrische Liebe {f} [unvernünftige, unkritische Liebe] |  |
 | gink [Am.] [sl.] [foolish man] | blöder Kerl {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | mong [Br.] [Irish] [sl.] [pej.] [foolish person, idiot] | Vollpfosten {m} [salopp] [pej.] [Dummkopf, Idiot] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | douche bag <d-bag, D-bag> [Am.] [vulg.] [spv.] [a foolish or contemptible person (esp. a man)] | Depp {m} [bes. südd.] [österr.] [schweiz.] [pej.] [Dummkopf] |  |
5+ Words: Verbs |
 | to not be afraid to do sth. [sth. stupid, embarrassing, foolish etc.] | sichAkk. nicht entblöden, etw. zu tun [geh.] [pej.] |  |
5+ Words: Nouns |
 | bibl. parable of the house on the rock [cf. parable of the wise and the foolish builders] | Gleichnis {n} vom Hausbau [siehe Gleichnis vom Haus auf Felsen und auf Sand gebaut] |  |