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[ foo-luh-ree ] / ˈfu lə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR foolery ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural fool·er·ies.foolish action or conduct. a foolish action, performance, or thing. Origin of fooleryFirst recorded in 1545–55; fool1 + -ery Words nearby fooleryfood web, foofaraw, fool, fool around, fool away, foolery, foolfish, foolhardy, fool hen, foolish, foolproof Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fooleryWhat other types of foolery is the home-goods outlet engaging in? Is Bed Bath & Beyond a ‘Palace of Lies’? An Investigation.|Rachel Krantz|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST If you wish to continue this foolery of pretending to be an artist because you want an excuse for idleness, please yourself. My Man Jeeves|P. G. Wodehouse Let her be; Kitty has a sensible head on her shoulders, for all her foolery. The Voice in the Fog|Harold MacGrath I am well convinced, that he often puts on this kind of foolery, as he calls it, for a cover to deeper feelings. Cora and The Doctor|Harriette Newell Baker
Go on,” responded her mother sharply, “unless thou wert after some foolery, as is most likely. Earl Hubert's Daughter|Emily Sarah Holt The old boy, too, was so pleased at the idea of our association in this foolery that he immediately plucked up spirit. The Wrecker|Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne
British Dictionary definitions for foolery
noun plural -eriesfoolish behaviour an instance of this, esp a prank or trick Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to foolerygame, sport, match, caricature, mockery, sarcasm, jeer, disdain, satire, derision, taunt, scorn, laughter, contempt, parody, taunting, madness, silliness, absurdity, nonsense |