What does it mean 'fool's stuffing'?
- From over his shoulder, Stark said reflectively: 'Down here, that's what happens to squealers. They get turned into fool's stuffing.”

- “Down here we call these things fool’s stuffing, old hoss,” a voice remarked.

Sources: The Dark Half and Needful Things by Stephen King.

What does it mean 'fool's stuffing' in these contexts?

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What does it mean 'fool's stuffing'?
- From over his shoulder, Stark said reflectively: 'Down here, that's what happens to squealers. They get turned into fool's stuffing.”

- “Down here we call these things fool’s stuffing, old hoss,” a voice remarked.

Sources: The Dark Half and Needful Things by Stephen King.

What does it mean 'fool's stuffing' in these contexts?

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I have never, ever, ever heard this expression. (Since I've read both books, I must have read them at some point but I didn't notice them).

I believe that Stephen King likes to create atmosphere by inventing things like this.

In "The Lord of the Rings," if a character says something like "He that breaks a thing to find out what it is, has left the path of wisdom," we understand that this isn't a real traditional saying in the real world. It's a part of the imaginary culture of his imaginary world. I think it is the same things with Stephen King.

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hhh