Tomfoolery definition

tŏm-fo͝olə-rē
tomfooleries
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Something trivial or foolish; nonsense.
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Foolish behavior; silliness; nonsense.
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Foolish behaviour.
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(Cockney rhyming slang) Jewellery.
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Foolish behavior.
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Noun

Singular:
tomfoolery
Plural:
tomfooleries

Origin of tomfoolery

Tomfoolery Sentence Examples

  • I don't do much aimless InterWeb tomfoolery anymore.

  • I regret I permitted myself to be a party to such tomfoolery.

  • Not only is cricket the untapped male market, it is the last bastion of British drunken sporting tomfoolery.

  • They particularly enjoy the clown scenes, when much tomfoolery and satire take place.

  • Manfred Egan If you put tomfoolery into a computer, nothing comes out of it but tomfoolery.

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