tomfoolery meaning

Noun: tomfoolery  `tóm'fooluree

1. Foolish or senseless behaviour
   - folly, foolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence

Derived forms: tomfooleries

Type of: caper, frolic, gambol, play, romp

Encyclopedia: Tomfoolery

[American slang]
n. foolishness.
• That's enough of this tomfoolery!
• The entire evening was devoted to tomfoolery.

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1. how can we stop this tomfoolery?
2. along with his unique tomfoolery, mr . kaye makes a serious appeal to youngsters in his whistle-stop tour just before halloween
3. But you won't hear me complain about such tomfoolery.
4. The more nebulous the list, the more susceptible to tomfoolery.
5. The definition of training camp tomfoolery has changed, too.