tomfoolery

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) Foolish behaviour or speech.
  2. (Cockney, countable, slang, uncountable) Jewellery.

Synonyms

folly
C2
silliness
34k
stupidity
C1
stupidness
foolishness
C2
idiocy
27k
buffoonery
imbecility
indulgence
20k
craziness
C2
fatuity
lunacy
26k
foolery
gawkiness
cretinism
nonsense
B1
naiveness
oafishness
pranks
C2
sheepishness
asininity
boner
C2

betise

clowning
24k
costume jewellery
devilment
dullness
dumbness
fandango
42k
fatuousness
gem
C1
💎
goofiness
jewel
C1
jewellery
C1
jewelry
B2
mischievousness
monkey business
muff
21k
Translations

pitrerie
bouffonnerie
pantalonnade
saçmalık
scemenza

ahmaklık

Albernheit

ximpleria
bestiesa

Juwelierwaren

Schmuck

Schmucksachen

Schwabenstreich
Unsinn
Juwelen
Frequency

45k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌtɒmˈfuːlə.ɹi/
Etymology

From Tom (a common man) + foolery.

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