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How to pronounce tomfoolery in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, lunacy
Type of caper, frolic, play, gambol, romp
Has types meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss, prank, japery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, buffoonery

Examples of tomfoolery

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It is many more things, too, but don't fall for that bit of punditry tomfoolery.
From the theatlantic.com
Heads down, bums up, cranking out those ads and no time for advertising tomfoolery.
From the nbr.co.nz
The tomfoolery the Republicans engaged in Tuesday only highlights the childishness.
From the charlotteobserver.com
And even the studio tomfoolery of Fatboy Slim lacked the punch of previous efforts.
From the hecklerspray.com
Sometimes the plot, with its flashbacks and disguises, is lost amid the tomfoolery.
From the guardian.co.uk
It takes a bit of tomfoolery, but nothing that's too hard or time consuming.
From the techcrunch.com
They'd wrong-footed Montague, who excused their game by chuckling at the tomfoolery.
From the markvernon.com
Prepare to climb the height of absurdity, the Mount Everest of tomfoolery.
From the post-gazette.com
Now you can never have too much owl-related tomfoolery in the Navy, we say.
From the navynews.co.uk
More examples
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  • This article is about the cartoon series. For the revue musical based on the words and music of Tom Lehrer, see Tom Foolery''
  • Foolish behaviour; jewellery
  • The act of foolishness or silliness.