foolingn.

Brit.

/ˈfuːlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfulɪŋ/

Forms: see fool v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fool v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < fool v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of fool v. (in various senses), esp. silly or joking behaviour; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performance of jester or comedian > [noun]

jocularya1500

fooling?1545

clownage1590

buffoonizing1611

tomfoolery1812

clownery1821

tomfooling1823

clowning1861

jazzbo1914

slapstick1926

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > action, behaviour > instance of

unwitc1175

foliota1250

follyc1300

unwisdom1303

foolishness?1506

fooling?1545

foppery1546

foolery1562

filly-folly1565

impertinency1588

impertinence1603

silliness1624

idiotism1647

noddary1647

fondness1653

ineptitude1656

sottise1673

insipidity1822

bêtise1827

foolishment1871

jackassery1873

funny business1882

?1545 J. Bale 2nd Pt. Image Both Churches xvii. sig. Q.vj Thys malygnaunt muster in their copes, crosses, oyles, myters, robes, rellyckes, ceremonyes, vygyls, holye dayes, blessynges, sensynges, and folynges.

a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) iii. iv. sig. E.ij What gaudyng and foolyng is this afore my doore?

1609 T. Dekker Guls Horne-bk. sig. B2 The excellency of his fooling.

1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem (1695) 99 Knipper-dolings, Who troubled Munster with their foolings.

1746 T. Church Some Remarks J. Wesley's Last Jrnl. 131 I am glad you give this fooling up.

1820 R. Southey Devil's Walk xxviii You will not think, great Cosmocrat! That I spend my time in fooling.

1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 12 Nov. 1335/2 To the medical reader there is often more excellent fooling in the daily newspapers than in the professedly comic journals. The fun is unintentional, of course.

2015 Stud. Philol. 112 353 Marvell's fooling with the nature of the book..hints at a vital link with the materialistic poetics of The Dunciad.

2. With qualifying adjective in adverbial phrases with in or into. The mood or mental state for jesting or acting in an amusing or ridiculous manner. Now rare and archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] > in conduct

harlotryc1384

May game1571

scogginism1593

buffianism1596

delirium1599

fooling1602

scoggery1602

buffoonism1611

nonsense1612

scurrility1614

buffoonery1621

buffooninga1672

buffoon1780

pantomime1781

zanyism1823

harlequinade1828

1602 B. Jonson Poetaster v. v. sig. H2 When will you be in good fooling of your selfe, Fidler?

a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. v. 30 Put me into good fooling .

a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) ii. iii. 21, 77. Beshrew me, the knights in admirable fooling.

1830 W. Scott Jrnl. 21 June (1946) 108 Sir Adam was in high foolling, and we had an amazing deal of laughing.

1985 R. Curtis & B. Elton Blackadder II in R. Curtis et al. Blackadder: Whole Damn Dynasty (1998) 193/2 Beshrew me, Edmund, you're in good fooling this morning!

Phrases

no fooling: used to emphasize the truth of a statement; ‘I am not joking’, ‘no kidding’.

ΚΠ

1865 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 4 Feb. The great desire of American travelers is travel, and no fooling, even at the expense of breaking your bones.

1943 D. Powell Time to be Born (new ed.) vi. 132 If you were twenty years younger I'd make a play for you, no fooling.

2014 L. L. Miller Big Sky Secrets iv. 88 She'd be right back, honest to God, no fooling, cross her heart and hope to die.

Compounds

With following adverbs, forming nouns of action corresponding to phrasal verbs (see fool v. Phrasal verbs 1), esp. in fooling about, fooling around: playful, joking, or frivolous behaviour; adulterous or casual sexual behaviour.

ΚΠ

1697 J. Whitrowe Faithful Warnings sig. A8 The Cause of your fooling away so Great a Glory, for so frivolous Vanities, and false Delights.

1878 Canad. Monthly Mar. 237/2 No parties! no fooling about! no society! What a life!

1929 Amer. Mercury Jan. 114/2 The breaking up of at least nine-tenths of marriages is due to outside fooling around.

2019 Telegraph (Nexis) 28 Nov. The joy, the risk-taking, the fooling about with friends.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fooling
释义	foolingn. Brit. /ˈfuːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfulɪŋ/ Forms: see fool v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fool v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < fool v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of fool v. (in various senses), esp. silly or joking behaviour; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performance of jester or comedian > [noun] jocularya1500 fooling?1545 clownage1590 buffoonizing1611 tomfoolery1812 clownery1821 tomfooling1823 clowning1861 jazzbo1914 slapstick1926 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > action, behaviour > instance of unwitc1175 foliota1250 follyc1300 unwisdom1303 foolishness?1506 fooling?1545 foppery1546 foolery1562 filly-folly1565 impertinency1588 impertinence1603 silliness1624 idiotism1647 noddary1647 fondness1653 ineptitude1656 sottise1673 insipidity1822 bêtise1827 foolishment1871 jackassery1873 funny business1882 ?1545 J. Bale 2nd Pt. Image Both Churches xvii. sig. Q.vj Thys malygnaunt muster in their copes, crosses, oyles, myters, robes, rellyckes, ceremonyes, vygyls, holye dayes, blessynges, sensynges, and folynges. a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) iii. iv. sig. E.ij What gaudyng and foolyng is this afore my doore? 1609 T. Dekker Guls Horne-bk. sig. B2 The excellency of his fooling. 1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem (1695) 99 Knipper-dolings, Who troubled Munster with their foolings. 1746 T. Church Some Remarks J. Wesley's Last Jrnl. 131 I am glad you give this fooling up. 1820 R. Southey Devil's Walk xxviii You will not think, great Cosmocrat! That I spend my time in fooling. 1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 12 Nov. 1335/2 To the medical reader there is often more excellent fooling in the daily newspapers than in the professedly comic journals. The fun is unintentional, of course. 2015 Stud. Philol. 112 353 Marvell's fooling with the nature of the book..hints at a vital link with the materialistic poetics of The Dunciad. 2. With qualifying adjective in adverbial phrases with in or into. The mood or mental state for jesting or acting in an amusing or ridiculous manner. Now rare and archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] > in conduct harlotryc1384 May game1571 scogginism1593 buffianism1596 delirium1599 fooling1602 scoggery1602 buffoonism1611 nonsense1612 scurrility1614 buffoonery1621 buffooninga1672 buffoon1780 pantomime1781 zanyism1823 harlequinade1828 1602 B. Jonson Poetaster v. v. sig. H2 When will you be in good fooling of your selfe, Fidler? a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. v. 30 Put me into good fooling . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) ii. iii. 21, 77. Beshrew me, the knights in admirable fooling. 1830 W. Scott Jrnl. 21 June (1946) 108 Sir Adam was in high foolling, and we had an amazing deal of laughing. 1985 R. Curtis & B. Elton Blackadder II in R. Curtis et al. Blackadder: Whole Damn Dynasty (1998) 193/2 Beshrew me, Edmund, you're in good fooling this morning! Phrases no fooling: used to emphasize the truth of a statement; ‘I am not joking’, ‘no kidding’. ΚΠ 1865 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 4 Feb. The great desire of American travelers is travel, and no fooling, even at the expense of breaking your bones. 1943 D. Powell Time to be Born (new ed.) vi. 132 If you were twenty years younger I'd make a play for you, no fooling. 2014 L. L. Miller Big Sky Secrets iv. 88 She'd be right back, honest to God, no fooling, cross her heart and hope to die. Compounds With following adverbs, forming nouns of action corresponding to phrasal verbs (see fool v. Phrasal verbs 1), esp. in fooling about, fooling around: playful, joking, or frivolous behaviour; adulterous or casual sexual behaviour. ΚΠ 1697 J. Whitrowe Faithful Warnings sig. A8 The Cause of your fooling away so Great a Glory, for so frivolous Vanities, and false Delights. 1878 Canad. Monthly Mar. 237/2 No parties! no fooling about! no society! What a life! 1929 Amer. Mercury Jan. 114/2 The breaking up of at least nine-tenths of marriages is due to outside fooling around. 2019 Telegraph (Nexis) 28 Nov. The joy, the risk-taking, the fooling about with friends. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1545
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