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Meaning of "tomfoolery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOMFOOLERY

tomfoolery  [ˌtɒmˈfuːlərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOMFOOLERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tomfoolery is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOMFOOLERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

The Tomfoolery Show

The Tomfoolery Show is an American cartoon comedy television series made and first broadcast in 1970, based on the works of Edward Lear. The animation was done at the Halas and Batchelor Studios in London and Stroud. Though the works of other writers were also used, notably Lewis Carroll and Ogden Nash, Lear's works were the main source, and characters like The Yongy Bonghy Bo and The Umbrageous Umbrella Maker were all Lear creations. Some original material was also written based on characters created by Lear, although much of the material was a straight recital of poems and limericks or songs using Lear's poems set to music. A recurring joke had a delivery boy running around trying to deliver a large plant and shouting 'Plant for Mrs Discobolus!'. The series was produced by Rankin/Bass, who also made the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman television specials.

Definition of tomfoolery in the English dictionary

The definition of tomfoolery in the dictionary is foolish behaviour. Other definition of tomfoolery is utter nonsense; rubbish.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOMFOOLERY


ancillary
ænˈsɪlərɪ
artillery
ɑːˈtɪlərɪ
burglary
ˈbɜːɡlərɪ
calorie
ˈkælərɪ
capillary
kəˈpɪlərɪ
celery
ˈsɛlərɪ
cutlery
ˈkʌtlərɪ
distillery
dɪˈstɪlərɪ
epulary
ˈepjuːlərɪ
exemplary
ɪɡˈzɛmplərɪ
foolery
ˈfuːlərɪ
gallery
ˈɡælərɪ
Hillary
ˈhɪlərɪ
papillary
pəˈpɪlərɪ
salary
ˈsælərɪ
schoolery
ˈskuːlərɪ
sealery
ˈsiːlərɪ
telary
ˈtiːlərɪ
Tuileries
ˈtwiːlərɪ
vocabulary
vəˈkæbjʊlərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOMFOOLERY

tomcat
tomcatting
tomcod
tome
tomenta
tomentose
tomentous
tomentum
tomfool
tomfooleries
tomfoolish
tomfoolishness
tomial
tomium
tommies
tommy
Tommy Atkins
tommy bar
Tommy gun
tommy rough

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOMFOOLERY

art gallery
cajolery
chandlery
costume jewellery
cyclery
field artillery
jewellery
ladies´ gallery
National Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
peanut gallery
photo gallery
picture gallery
play to the gallery
portrait gallery
press gallery
public gallery
rogues´ gallery
saddlery
viewing gallery

Synonyms and antonyms of tomfoolery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TOMFOOLERY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tomfoolery» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tomfoolery

Translation of «tomfoolery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOMFOOLERY

Find out the translation of tomfoolery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tomfoolery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tomfoolery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蠢事
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

payasada
570 millions of speakers

English

tomfoolery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दिल्लगी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سخافة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шутовство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

palhaçada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাঁড়ামি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pitreries
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tomfoolery
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unsinn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

愚かなまね
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어리 석음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tomfoolery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người ngu dại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tomfoolery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Tomfoolery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

maskaralık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

buffonata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wygłup
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блазнювання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aiureală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tomfoolery
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poppenkasterij
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tomfoolery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tomfoolery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tomfoolery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOMFOOLERY»

The term «tomfoolery» is regularly used and occupies the 93.968 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOMFOOLERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tomfoolery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tomfoolery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tomfoolery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOMFOOLERY»

Discover the use of tomfoolery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tomfoolery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tomfoolery: Trickery and Foolery with Words
Includes riddles and tricks taken from American folktales, songs, and games.
Alvin Schwartz, 1994
2
Organised Fun: A Treasure Trove of Games and Tomfoolery
Games & Activities.
Josie Curran, 2009
3
Tales of Nonsense and Tomfoolery
Printed in the United States of America 10 987654321 HB 10 987654321 PB LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA DeSpain, Pleasant. Tales of nonsense & tomfoolery / Pleasant DeSpain ; illustrations by Don Bell.
Pleasant DeSpain, 2005
4
Tomfoolery;
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
James Montgomery Flagg, 2011
5
A Knight's Code of Business: How to Achieve Character and ...
Chapter. 1. 3. Tomfoolery. (Style. Overwhelming. Substance). "Sancho. Sancho. There are times for joking and times when jokes are out of place." — DON QUIXOTE With such a vast array of colorful characters that dwell within the kingdom, ...
Gene Del Vecchio, 2003
6
Animated Television Series Introduction: The Tomfoolery ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, Books, LLC, Books Group, 2011
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Vocabulary Word-Of-The-Day Writing Prompts
if * tomfoolery (noun) All this tomfoolery makes it impossible to keep a straight face. Tomfoolery is silly behavior or horseplay. Tomfoolery usually happens when people are being ridiculous or thickheaded. JSr Synonyms monkey business, ...
Marcia Miller, Martin Lee, 2002
8
The Duke's Children
'That I liked knowing you;that was frank enough;not that I liked knowing you because I knew that there would be no tomfoolery of lovemaking.' Then she paused;but he did not quite know how to go on with the conversation at once, and she ...
Anthony Trollope, 2014
9
Tomfoolery
When a hundred thousand pounds' worth of jewellery is stolen from a West End hotel, Detective Inspector Jack Gilroy picks up the call on his radio.
Graham Ison, 1998
10
What Was The Film When? The Movies of Laurel and Hardy
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Mark Potts, Dave Shephard, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOMFOOLERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tomfoolery is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sneak Peek inside Tomfoolery restaurant - eccentric new burger bar …
Expect the unexpected at bold new restaurant Tomfoolery at No 34 - on the face of it yet another burger bar, but in reality so very, very much more. The new ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
2
'Self/less': Identity-transplant tomfoolery
Although Self/less begins with some cool high-tech bioscience business (side-by-side PET scan gizmos, an older, dying guy's memory and identity transferred to ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
3
Napoleonic Tomfoolery
Welcome, friends, to Cloud-cuckoo Land. No, stop. That's that dead Greek guy. Um—Never-never Land? Uh-uh. The late Mr. Barrie dreamed that one up. «Santa Fe Reporter, Jul 15»
4
Mariners do not defeat Astros of Houston, their own tomfoolery in 6-2 …
The Astros beat the Mariners on Sunday. It wasn't bad, but it was all too familiar. Tweet Share on Twitter Share Share on Facebook Pin Pinterest 35 ... «Lookout Landing, Jun 15»
5
'Knock off ginger is not just harmless tomfoolery'
ADVICE: Children are being told not to play knock off ginger at a time when vulnerable residents are concerned about being targeted by scammers and conmen. «Hull Daily Mail, Jun 15»
6
Toby's tomfoolery brings out Grace's grit
Toby Tiangco, interim president of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA, the cornered and embattled Binay's political machinery), in a fit of tomfoolery, not only ... «ABS CBN News, Jun 15»
7
Theater Review: 'Tomfoolery' variety show at UWS tugs nostalgic …
When “Tomfoolery: The Words and Music of Tom Lehrer” played off-Broadway more than 30 years ago, the newspaper of record was already pegging the revue ... «Duluth News Tribune, Apr 15»
8
Defense budget tomfoolery
On March 18, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Sean Stackley told the Senate Armed Services Committee that half of the shipyards that build Navy ships are “one ... «The Hill, Apr 15»
9
Turning our backs on tomfoolery
But that was a lifetime ago and what is happening at the National Sports Campus is a world removed from that tomfoolery. It's not just the scale of the ... «Irish Independent, Apr 15»
10
Tomfoolery Fun Club hosts benefit for Town Theater project
The serious business of saving the Town Theater in Highland will get some lighthearted help Friday as the Tomfoolery Fun Club takes the stage on its behalf. «Chicago Tribune, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
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