| 单词 | tomfoolery |
| 释义 | tomfoolery (once / 15614 pages) n Tomfoolery is foolishness. Starting a food fight in a cafeteria is an example of tomfoolery. Tomfoolery is a silly-looking word, and it means a silly thing: foolish or ridiculous behavior. Tomfoolery is senseless behavior, like pulling pranks or being obnoxious. If a bunch of students in class keep talking and laughing, the teacher might yell "Stop your tomfoolery!" Tomfoolery can be annoying to others, but it's usually not serious. Committing a crime is a lot worse than tomfoolery. Tomfoolery is more like goofing around or being a clown. WORD FAMILYtomfoolery: tomfooleries+/tomfool: tomfoolery, tomfools USAGE EXAMPLESWithout it, there’d be no interviews to entertain us and his tomfoolery would go unnoticed. Golf Digest(Oct 14, 2016) They also must stay in the village between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., because as we know there is no tomfoolery going on there. Los Angeles Times(Aug 18, 2016) “I want to put the tomfoolery and malarkey behind me,” he told Lopez. Time(May 25, 2016) n foolish or senseless behavior Syn|Hypo|Hyper craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, lunacy meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prankacting like a clown or buffoon schtick, schtik, shtick, shtik(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning caper, frolic, gambol, play, romp gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement |
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