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"Learned fool" is provided in the Tanaka Corpus. "Clever fool" is another possibility; see related question: Is there a word for "clever fool"?Is there a word for "clever fool"?

A tempting answer might be "sophomore," which has come to mean "wise idiot," but this etymology is questionable and the word more often connotes a second-year student.

"Learned fool" is provided in the Tanaka Corpus. "Clever fool" is another possibility; see related question: Is there a word for "clever fool"?

A tempting answer might be "sophomore," which has come to mean "wise idiot," but this etymology is questionable and the word more often connotes a second-year student.

"Learned fool" is provided in the Tanaka Corpus. "Clever fool" is another possibility; see related question: Is there a word for "clever fool"?

A tempting answer might be "sophomore," which has come to mean "wise idiot," but this etymology is questionable and the word more often connotes a second-year student.

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"Learned fool" is provided in the Tanaka Corpus. "Clever fool" is another possibility; see related question: Is there a word for "clever fool"?

A tempting answer might be "sophomore," which has come to mean "wise idiot," but this etymology is questionable and the word more often connotes a second-year student.