Etymograph

English

fopdoodle

From fop (“vain man, dandy”) + doodle (“(obsolete) mindless person, fool, simpleton”).

A compound of fop ‘vain man, dandy’ + doodle ‘(obsolete) mindless person, fool, simpleton’

Middle English foppe

English fop

Low German dudeldopp ‘simpleton’

English doodle

Today it means

noun A stupid person; a fool, a simpleton.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / fopdoodle