2. According to Green's Dictionary of Slang, tool has several meanings. In the current context it would probably mean "a stupid, useless or socially inept person". The first citation for this dates from 1656. I suspect that this meaning is derived from the first meaning under the headword "tool", "the penis", as a literal or figurative bodily ... More @Wikipedia
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