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tomfoolery

[tom-foo-luh-ree] / ˌtɒmˈfu lə ri /


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Lacking immediate options, Bea succumbs to Christy’s latest tomfoolery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

He told the court this was a case of "skylarking and tomfoolery" that had "gone awry".

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023

“Vanderpump Rules” — or just “Pump Rules,” if you’re cool — launched its 10th season on Bravo in early February, promising on its website “a new era of tomfoolery, drama, and betrayal.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2023

Both of these terrific new books revel in tomfoolery, which should be enough to draw young readers in.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2022

Seemed like a bunch of tomfoolery to me.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland