silly question

[rapmarks Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close rapmarks]

what does it mean to say he is a tool. As in Jon (of Jon and kate ) is a tool.
I have heard the new manager of the restaurant is a tool, and it is not good, but that is as far as i can decipher it.

[jlwquilter Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jlwquilter]

It means a person is a major jerk, an a$$hole, usually self-centered and mean to others.

How the term relates to a hardware item (a real tool used for work), I do not know.

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

The "tool" in question refers to a certain masculine organ. To put it bluntly, it's like saying he's a d*ck.

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

From the Urban Dictionary.....

tool ......One who lacks the mental capacity to know he is being used. A fool. A cretin. Characterized by low intelligence and/or self-steem.
That tool dosen't even know she's just using him.