as in hijinks
wildly playful or mischievous behavior
the open bar may have had something to do with the tomfoolery at the wedding reception
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Recent Examples of tomfoolery
As Jackman turned 56 on Saturday, Oct. 12, his longtime friend and Deadpool & Wolverine costar wished him a happy birthday with a sweet tribute — and foreshadowed years of tomfoolery to come.
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
There is no hint that a bit of AI tomfoolery happened in this picture.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The 49ers might have messed around all training camp and preseason, but there was no tomfoolery on display Monday night, as the Niners punched the Jets in the mouth early and refused to relent for a single moment.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2024
Of course, the Scientologists were none too pleased with his tomfoolery.
—Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
There is no hint that a bit of AI tomfoolery happened in this picture.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The 49ers might have messed around all training camp and preseason, but there was no tomfoolery on display Monday night, as the Niners punched the Jets in the mouth early and refused to relent for a single moment.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2024
Of course, the Scientologists were none too pleased with his tomfoolery.
—Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tomfoolery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tomfoolery
Noun
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There are no gilded gates here, but there is one heck of a party, complete with serenading busts, ballroom dancers, excitable opera singers, drunken buffoonery and portraits locked in an endless duel.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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What’s so special about Britain’s patron wanker of bighearted buffoonery?—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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And yes, there were cases on public roads where the horseplay turned dangerous.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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On my gondola, however, horseplay is not only encouraged, it is required.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
24 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Eric Andre, Tyler the Creator and Machine Gun Kelly all drop by to participate in the Jack-foolery.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 Feb. 2022
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The whole of humanity doesn’t fit tidily into three acts, even assuming as much frame-breaking foolery as Wilder allows.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
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“Tomfoolery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomfoolery. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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