tomfoolery
1Tomfoolery — Tom fool er*y, n. Folly; trifling. [1913 Webster] …
2tomfoolery — (n.) 1812, from TOMFOOL (Cf. tomfool) + ERY (Cf. ery) …
3tomfoolery — [n] nonsense absurdity, antics, bunk, carrying on*, clowning, craziness, folly, foolery, fooling around, foolishness, fun, funny business, giddiness, high jinks, horseplay, insanity, irresponsibility, joking, kidding around, ludicrousness, lunacy …
4tomfoolery — ► NOUN ▪ foolish or silly behaviour …
5tomfoolery — [täm fo͞ol′ər ē] n. pl. tomfooleries [see TOMFOOL + ERY] foolish behavior; silliness; nonsense …
6tomfoolery — [[t]tɒmfu͟ːləri[/t]] N UNCOUNT Tomfoolery is playful behaviour, usually of a rather silly, noisy, or rough kind. Were you serious, or was that a bit of tomfoolery? Syn: horseplay …
7tomfoolery — [“tam”fuM] n. foolishness. □ That’s enough of this tomfoolery! □ The entire evening was devoted to tomfoolery …
8Tomfoolery — This article is about the cartoon series. For the revue musical based on the words and music of Tom Lehrer, see Tom Foolery Tomfoolery is an American cartoon comedy television series made and first broadcast in 1970, based on the works of Edward… …
9tomfoolery — noun Mrs. Marks had no patience for tomfoolery Syn: silliness, fooling around, clowning, shenanigans, capers, antics, pranks, tricks, buffoonery, skylarking, nonsense, horseplay, monkey business, mischief, foolishness, foolery, fandango …
10tomfoolery — noun Date: 1812 playful or foolish behavior …
