tomfoolery

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She made fun of what she called his tomfoolery, which prevented him from turning his position to account.

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  1. noun Foolish behavior.
  2. noun Something trivial or foolish; nonsense.

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  • The poor feller might have died while this tomfoolery was going on Monk and Ham climbed in the ambulance and disappeared up the street The cop stared after them. —  087 - The Boss Of Terror
  • Howard Aggregate's verbal tomfoolery, and Rebecca's lost classic album slot by tuning to —  mapsadaisical
  • You saw me home safely from numerous Canada Days, New Years eves, Hockey games and weekly downtown tomfoolery (sorry about the dropped pants incident). —  CTV News RSS Feed
  • She made fun of what she called his tomfoolery, which prevented him from turning his position to account. —  Renée Mauperin
  • "This tomfoolery is too idiotic for me Cameron followed, and Mrs. Quigg also rose. —  The Shadow World
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/ˈtɑmˈfuləri/
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