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   What does tomfoolery mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! TOMFOOLERY definition: 1. silly behaviour, especially done as a joke 2. silly behavior, especially done as a joke 3…. Learn more.

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   What is an example of tomfoolery?

   • Tomfoolery is foolishness. Starting a food fight in a cafeteria is an example of tomfoolery. Tomfoolery is a silly-looking word, and it means a silly thing: foolish or ridiculous behavior. Tomfoolery is senseless behavior, like pulling pranks or being obnoxious.

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   What is a synonym for tomfoolery?

   • Synonyms for Tomfoolery: n. • crank, frivolity, antics, stunt, shenanigans. • silliness, idiocy, preposterousness, senselessness, absurdity, insanity, zaniness, nonsense. • impishness, mischief, devilry, roguery, mischievousness, deviltry, rascality, roguishness, prankishness, Diablerie, shenanigan, High Jinks.

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   When did tomfoolery start?

   • Tomfoolery as a term for playful or foolish behavior didn’t come into use until the early 19th century, but it’s proven to be of far more use to English speakers than tomfool.

   Tomfoolery Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   foolish, often playful, behavior. (Definition of tomfoolery from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of tomfoolery.

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     silly behavior, especially done as a joke. See also. foolery...

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   • Tomfoolery in Simplified Chinese

     TOMFOOLERY translate: （常有玩闹性质的）愚蠢行为；胡闹. Learn more in the...

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     TOMFOOLERY translate: （常有玩鬧性質的）愚蠢行為；胡鬧. Learn more in the...

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   The meaning of TOMFOOLERY is playful or foolish behavior. How to use tomfoolery in a sentence. Did you know?

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   silly behavior, especially done as a joke. See also. foolery old-fashioned. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly behavior. antics. buffoonery. dottiness. dumbness. fatuousness. foolishness. frivolousness. fruit loopery. game. idiocy. lark. ludicrousness. madness. mindlessness. oafishness. obtuseness. screwball. stupidity.

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   Tomfoolery is playful behaviour, usually of a rather silly, noisy, or rough kind.

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   Tomfoolery is a silly-looking word, and it means a silly thing: foolish or ridiculous behavior. Tomfoolery is senseless behavior, like pulling pranks or being obnoxious. If a bunch of students in class keep talking and laughing, the teacher might yell "Stop your tomfoolery!"

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   Tomfoolery definition: foolish or silly behavior; tomfoolishness.. See examples of TOMFOOLERY used in a sentence.

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   noun. tomfooleries. Foolish behavior; silliness; nonsense. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Something trivial or foolish; nonsense. American Heritage. (Cockney rhyming slang) Jewellery. Wiktionary.