Bumfoolery

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Messing about, often in a homosexual way. slang, uncountable

    "I'm prepared to bet I was more spaced when I wrote this indexed register bumfoolery than you were when you wrote whatever it was you wrote..."

Example

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"I'm prepared to bet I was more spaced when I wrote this indexed register bumfoolery than you were when you wrote whatever it was you wrote..."

Etymology

Blend of bum + tomfoolery.

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