foolery
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈfuːləri/
:
necedad
- The prank was all in good fun, but some people thought it was just foolish foolery.
Examples
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Pops has nothing for fools and foolery.
Blog text (33) -
It was mere foolery.
Blog text (4) -
Your tom foolery will not work on me, Sir.
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"If through a lot of foolery You lost your last red cent
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It's foolery, But something about the way you look on my arm
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It's some foolery of Paul's!
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This is one of those occasions when my nerves are taut... ...when foolery drives me very nearly mad.
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"But this is mere foolery," Oedipus objected.
Fiction book (1995) -
If you enjoy the Secrets to Success podcast, if you're looking for more facts, fun, and foolery, you don't want to miss the next few Patreon episodes.
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His constant foolery during the meeting distracted everyone from the important topics at hand.
Synonyms
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4.6
A foolish action that shows poor judgment
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4.2
Very wild or foolish behavior, sometimes caused by problems in the mind
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2.7
A lack of good sense or careful thought that causes bad choices
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7.3
A foolish action or a lack of good sense that causes trouble
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6.1
Something very silly that goes against common sense
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3.4
A foolish action that shows poor judgment
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2.6
Playful or foolish behavior that is not serious and often funny
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7.5
Extremely foolish behavior that shows very poor judgment
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4.9
Being very silly or clearly unreasonable
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6.7
Light, silly behavior that is not serious
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8.2
Silly, playful behaviour that is not serious
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7.9
Clown-like, silly actions meant to make people laugh
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3.2
A way of acting that is silly, playful, and often makes people laugh
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9.9
A very silly and stupid idea or action
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7.9
A state of being very silly and clearly against common sense
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7.3
A way of behaving that is silly or foolish and not thinking clearly
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6.8
A very silly or crazy way of behaving that makes people laugh
A silly action or remark that shows little thought
A habit of treating important things as unimportant
Silly behavior meant to make people laugh
Antonyms
How Silly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word foolery comes from fool ('a silly person') plus the ending -ery, which turns a word into 'acts or a habit'. So, foolery means the silly or senseless actions people do when they are acting like a fool.