noun
Freq #44749
Meanings
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noun
playful, foolish, or nonsensical behavior or talk
The supervisor ended the tomfoolery before anyone damaged the equipment.
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Etymology
Formed in the early nineteenth century from tomfool + -ery, on the model of foolery. Tomfool, earlier Tom Fool, joined the common name Tom to fool and may originally have been an appellation for a professional jester.