tomfoolery
noun
foolish or silly behavior; tomfoolishness.
tomfooleries
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pluralof tomfoolery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For 11 seasons, Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” has followed the triumphs, tragedies and tomfooleries of a group of Hollywood 20-something nobodies who became 30-something wannabes as the show became a reality TV juggernaut.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024
Such formal prose does not entirely squelch the sort of tomfooleries that Pynchon devotees so eagerly search out.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is our old friend the Doctor, with his Bolognese jargon, long-winded citations, insipid tomfooleries, and absurd pretensions to omniscience.
From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First by Carlo Gozzi
Or if he does answer this question, he won't be able to answer a hundred other tomfooleries.
From The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes; his fortunes and misfortunes as told by himself by Robert S. Rudder
No, such tomfooleries are limited to this insane world.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by John Bunyan
