The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tomnoddy
Tomnoddy \Tom"nod`dy\, n. [Tom (see Tomboy) + noddy.]
(Zo["o]l.) A sea bird, the puffin. [Prov.Eng.]
A fool; a dunce; a noddy.
Wiktionary
tomnoddy
n. 1 The puffin. 2 A fool or dunce.
Usage examples of "tomnoddy".
Mr Seymour therefore followed the excellent example of my Lord Tomnoddy on a celebrated occasion, and went off to bed.
Quite apart from the stones no spider has ever liked being called Attercop, and Tomnoddy of course is insulting to anybody.