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Tadfool

Tadfool proper noun: any one of the Illithid parasite-infected playable characters in Baldur's Gate 3.

Proper noun

Tadfool (plural Tadfools)

  1. (Baldur's Gate fandom slang) Any one of the Illithid parasite-infected playable characters in Baldur's Gate 3.
    • realizing I ship all of the Tadfools. just all of them. literally any combination works. #LysPlaysBG32023 September 22, Lys (@LostElysium13), Twitter
    • baldur's gate is gonna have to sit tight for a bit, sorry tadfools2023 October 27, Cthonical (@Cthonical_), Twitter

Forms of Tadfool

pluralTadfools
alternative formtadfool

Origin of Tadfool

Blend of tadpole + fool, referencing an in-universe term for Illithid parasites.

Questions about Tadfool

What does Tadfool mean?
Tadfool means any one of the Illithid parasite-infected playable characters in Baldur's Gate 3.
What part of speech is Tadfool?
Tadfool is a proper noun.

Words near Tadfool in the dictionary

  1. Tadesse
  2. Tadesses
  3. Tadevosyan
  4. Tadevosyans
  5. Tadewosyan
  6. Tadfool
  7. tadge
  8. tadger
  9. tadgers
  10. tadges
  11. Tadian

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