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sim⋅ple⋅ton

  [sim-puhl-tuhn]
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–noun
an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
Origin:
1640–50; simple + -ton

Synonyms:
dolt, fool, numskull, blockhead, ninny, dope.
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sim·ple·ton   (sĭm'pəl-tən)   
n.  A person who is felt to be deficient in judgment, good sense, or intelligence; a fool.

[simple + -ton (as in surnames such as Chesterton, Singleton).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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simpleton 
1650, jocular formation from simple and -ton, suffix extracted from surnames.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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