tomfoolery

tom·fool·er·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tom-foo-luh-ree]
- /ˌtɒmˈfu lə ri/
- /ˌtɒmˈfuː.lər.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tom-foo-luh-ree]
- /ˌtɒmˈfu lə ri/

Definitions of tomfoolery word

noun plural tomfoolery foolish or silly behavior; tomfoolishness. 1
noun plural tomfoolery a silly act, matter, or thing. 1
noun tomfoolery foolish activity, horseplay 1
uncountable noun tomfoolery Tomfoolery is playful behaviour, usually of a rather silly, noisy, or rough kind. 0
noun tomfoolery foolish behaviour 0
noun tomfoolery utter nonsense; rubbish 0

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Origin of tomfoolery

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

First recorded in 1805-15; tomfool + -ery

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Parts of speech for Tomfoolery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tomfoolery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for tomfoolery

noun tomfoolery

absurdness — utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
antic — an actor in a ludicrous or grotesque part; clown; buffoon
asininity — the quality or state of being asinine; stupidity
banana — Bananas are long curved fruit with yellow skins.
bon mot — A bon mot is a clever, witty remark.

All 64 Synonyms of tomfoolery