tomfoolery

English

Etymology

From Tom (a common man) +‎ foolery.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌtɒmˈfuːl.ə.ɹi/

Noun

tomfoolery (countable and uncountable, plural tomfooleries)

Foolish behaviour or speech.
(Cockney rhyming slang) jewellery.

Synonyms

(foolish behaviour or speech): buffoonery

Translations

foolish behaviour

Chinese:
Mandarin: 蠢事 (zh) (chǔnshì), 愚蠢舉動, 愚蠢举动 (yúchǔn jǔdòng)
Dutch: gekkigheid (nl) f
Finnish: hölmöily
French: pitrerie (fr) f, bouffonnerie (fr) f, niaiserie (fr) f
German: Unsinn (de) m, Blödsinn (de) m, Clownerie (de) f

Hungarian: ostobaság (hu), bárgyúság (hu), sületlenség (hu)
Japanese: ばかなまね (bakana mane)
Polish: wygłup (pl)
Romanian: bufonerie (ro), caraghioslâc (ro) n
Russian: дура́чество (ru) n (duráčestvo), шутовство́ (ru) n (šutovstvó), фигля́рство (ru) n (figljárstvo), клоуна́да (ru) f (klounáda)
Spanish: payasada (es) f

(slang) jewellery

Finnish: helyt pl

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