tomfoolingn.

Brit.

/ˌtɒmˈfuːlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌtɑmˈfulɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tomfool n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < tomfool n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier tomfoolery n. and slightly later tomfool v.

The action of playing the fool; foolish, frivolous, or absurd behaviour; tomfoolery.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performance of jester or comedian > [noun]

jocularya1500

fooling?1545

clownage1590

buffoonizing1611

tomfoolery1812

clownery1821

tomfooling1823

clowning1861

jazzbo1914

slapstick1926

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [noun] > in activities

tomfoolery1812

tomfooling1823

1823 New Monthly Mag. 8 565 More finger-snapping and tomfooling from Blueball.

1881 Daily Tel. 27 Dec. In this scene there is very good tomfooling on the part of King Hoity-Toity.

1934 Times 5 Dec. 20/2 Captain F. A. M. Webster's new book..ranges from tomfooling at Cambridge to grim mysteries in the East.

2011 North Shore News (Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 20 May 42 The A-Team had it all: cigar-chomping badassery, explosive tomfooling, fool-pitying.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tomfooling
释义	tomfoolingn. Brit. /ˌtɒmˈfuːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌtɑmˈfulɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tomfool n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < tomfool n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier tomfoolery n. and slightly later tomfool v. The action of playing the fool; foolish, frivolous, or absurd behaviour; tomfoolery. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performance of jester or comedian > [noun] jocularya1500 fooling?1545 clownage1590 buffoonizing1611 tomfoolery1812 clownery1821 tomfooling1823 clowning1861 jazzbo1914 slapstick1926 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [noun] > in activities tomfoolery1812 tomfooling1823 1823 New Monthly Mag. 8 565 More finger-snapping and tomfooling from Blueball. 1881 Daily Tel. 27 Dec. In this scene there is very good tomfooling on the part of King Hoity-Toity. 1934 Times 5 Dec. 20/2 Captain F. A. M. Webster's new book..ranges from tomfooling at Cambridge to grim mysteries in the East. 2011 North Shore News (Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 20 May 42 The A-Team had it all: cigar-chomping badassery, explosive tomfooling, fool-pitying. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1823
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