damfool

[ dam-fool ]

/ ˈdæmˈful /

Informal.

a person who is exceptionally stupid or foolish.

Also dam·fool·ish

[dam-foo-lish] /ˈdæmˈfu lɪʃ/. extraordinarily stupid or foolish.

Origin of damfool

1880–85; alteration of damned fool or foolish

Half the damfool people in the world stick a pillow under a fainting woman's shoulders.

The Case of Jennie Brice |Mary Roberts Rinehart
We all told him to cut it out, because he was sure to do some damfool thing if he didn't.

The Fighting Chance |Robert W. Chambers
"One of her damfool jokes," muttered the old man, as he shuffled toward the door of the locked room.

The Diamond Pin |Carolyn Wells
You'd think it was Martha's and yours and that damfool medic's.

Death of a Spaceman |Walter M. Miller

"If I land there you can ask for a damfool—and I'll answer the first time," laughed the holdup over his shoulder.

Desert Conquest |A. M. Chisholm