tomfoolery
11tomfoolery — /tom fooh leuh ree/, n., pl. tomfooleries. 1. foolish or silly behavior; tomfoolishness. 2. a silly act, matter, or thing. [1805 15; TOMFOOL + ERY] Syn. 1. foolishness, silliness, horseplay, monkeyshines. * * * …
12tomfoolery — noun /ˌtɒmˈfuːl.ə.ɹi/ a) Foolish behaviour b) jewellery …
13tomfoolery — Synonyms and related words: antic, balderdash, baloney, banter, blatherskite, buffoonery, caper, claptrap, clownishness, foolery, fooling, frolic, harlequinade, hogwash, horseplay, lark, malarkey, monkeyshine, monkeyshines, poppycock, rubbish,… …
14tomfoolery — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. silliness, horseplay, frolic; see fun . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. silliness, foolishness, childish behavior, nonsense, *monkeyshines, *shenanigans, antics, joking, jesting, *horseplay, high jinks. ANT.: seriousness,… …
15tomfoolery — tom|fool|e|ry [tɔmˈfu:ləri US ta:m ] n [U] old fashioned silly behaviour …
16tomfoolery — tom|fool|er|y [ ,tam ful(ə)ri ] noun uncount OLD FASHIONED behavior that is not sensible …
17tomfoolery — n British jewellery. A piece of rhyming slang more often heard in the short form tom …
18tomfoolery — tom·fool·er·y || tÉ‘m fuËlÉ™rɪ / tÉ’m n. silliness, nonsense …
19tomfoolery — noun foolish or silly behaviour. Derivatives tomfool noun (dated) …
20tomfoolery — n. (Colloq.) Nonsense, folly, vagary, mummery, buffoonery, absurd trifling, monkey tricks …