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tomfoolery

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tom·fool·er·y  (tm-fl-r)
n. pl. tom·fool·er·ies
1. Foolish behavior.
2. Something trivial or foolish; nonsense.

tomfoolery [ˌtɒmˈfuːlərɪ]
n pl -eries
1. foolish behaviour
2. utter nonsense; rubbish
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tomfoolerytomfoolery - foolish or senseless behavior        
frolic, gambol, romp, caper, play - gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss - (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity
buffoonery, clowning, harlequinade, japery, prank, frivolity - acting like a clown or buffoon

tomfoolery
noun
1. foolishness, messing around (informal), shenanigans, clowning, stupidity, larks (informal), fooling around (informal), silliness, idiocy, skylarking (informal), horseplay, buffoonery, childishness Were you serious, or was that a bit of tomfoolery?
foolishness seriousness, sobriety, solemnity, heaviness, sternness, demureness, sedateness
2. nonsense, rot, tosh (slang, chiefly Brit.), rubbish, pants (slang), trash, bunk (informal), bilge (informal), twaddle, baloney (informal), claptrap (informal), hogwash, poppycock (informal), inanity, balderdash, bosh (informal), stuff and nonsense, hooey (slang), tommyrot, bunkum or buncombe (chiefly U.S.) That sounds like post-modernist toomfoolery.
Translations
tomfoolery [tɒmˈfuːlərɪ] Npayasadas fpl, tonterías fpl
tomfoolery [ˌtɒmˈfuːləri] nespièglerie f
tomfoolery
nBlödsinn m, → Unsinn m
tomfoolery [ˌtɒmˈfuːlərɪ] nsciocchezze fpl
tomfoolery [ˌtɒmˈfuːlərɪ] nsciocchezze fpl


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tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion.
Of course, my tomfoolery might compromise her; yet certain other feelings and desires had begun to form themselves in my brain.
"We have had enough of this tomfoolery," he said scornfully.
 
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