tomfoolery

tom·fool·ery

noun \ˌtäm-ˈfül-rē, -ˈfü-lə-\

Definition of TOMFOOLERY

: playful or foolish behavior

Examples of TOMFOOLERY

1. There was a lot of tomfoolery going on behind the scenes.
2. <the open bar may have had something to do with the tomfoolery at the wedding reception>

First Known Use of TOMFOOLERY

1812

Related to TOMFOOLERY

Synonyms: buffoonery, clownery, clowning, foolery, high jinks (also hijinks), horsing around, monkey business, monkeying, monkeyshine(s), roughhouse, roughhousing, shenanigan(s), skylarking, slapstick, horseplay

Related Words: childishness, clownishness, foolishness, funning, jesting, joking, nonsense, silliness, waggery; boisterousness, rambunctiousness, rowdiness, rowdyism, rumbustiousness [chiefly British]; devilry (or deviltry), impishness, knavery, mischief, mischievousness, prankishness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, trickery; cavorting, frivolity, frolicking, gamboling (or gambolling), merrymaking, playfulness, revelry, roistering, romping, sporting, sportiveness

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