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Define the word tomfoolery

"Tomfoolery" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Tomfoolery \Tom`fool"er*y\, n.
   Trifling or silly behavior done mostly for amusement;
   foolishness; fooling around.

   Syn: tomfoolishness.
        [1913 Webster]

"tomfoolery" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

tomfoolery
     n : foolish or senseless behavior [syn: folly, foolery, craziness,
          lunacy, indulgence]

"tomfoolery" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"

26 Moby Thesaurus words for "tomfoolery":
   antic, balderdash, baloney, banter, blatherskite, buffoonery,
   caper, claptrap, clownishness, foolery, fooling, frolic,
   harlequinade, hogwash, horseplay, lark, malarkey, monkeyshine,
   monkeyshines, poppycock, rubbish, shenanigan, shenanigans, shines,
   trick, twaddle