Synonyms for tomfoolery
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tom-foo-luh-ree |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌtɒmˈfu lə ri |
Top 10 synonyms for tomfoolery Other synonyms for the word tomfoolery
Définition of tomfoolery
Origin :- 1812, from tomfool + -ery.
- noun nonsense
- When is the carnival, and when does this piece of tomfoolery come off?
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- He liked Laurent on account of his tomfoolery, which made him laugh.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- We don't want this tomfoolery, nor to be treated like children.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- A man must be a glutton for tomfoolery if he could not be satisfied with that.'
- Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
- If you know anything, you can surely say it without all this tomfoolery.
- Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- There's some tomfoolery going on here that has to be investigated.
- Extract from : « The Innocence of Father Brown » by G. K. Chesterton
- Don't you know, girl, that the whole business was tomfoolery?
- Extract from : « The Last Woman » by Ross Beeckman
- But when Barber saw the curtains, he called them "tomfoolery," and tore them down.
- Extract from : « The Rich Little Poor Boy » by Eleanor Gates
- If you must carry on this tomfoolery, why not do it by word of mouth?
- Extract from : « Dolly Reforming Herself » by Henry Arthur Jones
- “It is all tomfoolery,” John answered with fixity of 139 purpose.
- Extract from : « The Wind Before the Dawn » by Dell H. Munger
Antonyms for tomfoolery
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