foolationn.
/fuːˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /fuˈleɪʃən/ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial
gewgaw?c1225
frivolc1450
whim-whama1529
jim-jamc1540
trickc1550
flamfew1574
ribaldry1594
bubble1598
kickshawa1616
fairy money1616
foolation1628
fingle-fanglea1652
trangama1658
tinsel1660
gingerbread1664
finnimbrun1676
gimcrack1676
knacka1677
tawdrum1680
knick-knack1682
trantlum1768
knick-knacket1793
folderol1820
jigamaree1824
novelty1840
fool's gold1870
flapdoodle1877
fal-lal1902
1628 Sir J. Bingley in M. Hickson Irel. 17th Cent. (1884) I. Introd. 89 Altars adorned with images and other foolations.
2. humorous. Foolish talk or behaviour.Apparently only in occasional, ad hoc use.
ΘΠ
the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > action, behaviour
ribaldyc1330
niceheada1475
simpleness?a1475
foolery1562
motley1575
foolationa1635
simples1637
nonsense1678
follying1818
boobery1829
spoonism1839
moonraking1846
lallygagging1868
bohunkus1918
twattery?1979
a1635 T. Randolph Amyntas i. iii. 9 in Poems (1638) The. But what languages Doe they speake, servant? Mop. Severall languages, As Cawation, Chirpation, Hootation. Whistleation, Crowation, Cackleation, Shreekation, Hissation. The. And Fooleation.
1930 I. Bacheller Candle in Wilderness xi. 207 It's all foolation buildin' a fire in yer brain and gettin' burnt by it.
2011 @EricaTalk 6 June in twitter.com (accessed 7 May 2020) I was looking fwd to drunken foolation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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