Tomfoolery

//ˈtɑmˌful.ɚ.i//

Synonyms for "tomfoolery" (56 found)

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31 translations across 14 languages.

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Bulgarian

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  • палячовщина noun (foolish behaviour)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 愚蠢舉動 /愚蠢举动 noun (foolish behaviour)
  • 蠢事 noun (foolish behaviour)

Dutch

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  • gekkigheid noun (foolish behaviour)

Finnish

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  • helyt noun ((slang) jewellery)
  • hölmöily noun (foolish behaviour)

French

3 entries
  • bouffonnerie noun (foolish behaviour)
  • niaiserie noun (foolish behaviour)
  • pitrerie noun (foolish behaviour)

German

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  • Blödsinn noun (foolish behaviour)
  • Clownerie noun (foolish behaviour)
  • Unsinn noun (foolish behaviour)

Hungarian

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  • bárgyúság noun (foolish behaviour)
  • ostobaság noun (foolish behaviour)
  • sületlenség noun (foolish behaviour)

Japanese

1 entries
  • ばかなまね noun (foolish behaviour)

Macedonian

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  • будала́штина noun (foolish behaviour)
  • глу́пости noun (foolish behaviour)
  • лудо́рија noun (foolish behaviour)

Polish

4 entries
  • bufonada noun (foolish behaviour)
  • figiel noun (foolish behaviour)
  • psikus noun (foolish behaviour)
  • wygłup noun (foolish behaviour)

Romanian

2 entries
  • bufonerie noun (foolish behaviour)
  • caraghioslâc noun (foolish behaviour)

Russian

4 entries
  • дура́чество noun (foolish behaviour)
  • клоуна́да noun (foolish behaviour)
  • фигля́рство noun (foolish behaviour)
  • шутовство́ noun (foolish behaviour)

Spanish

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  • payasada noun (foolish behaviour)

Turkish

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  • soytarılık noun (foolish behaviour)

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She was amused at her son's tomfoolery.

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Tom should stop his tomfoolery.

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This is all tomfoolery.

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There's no time for tomfoolery!

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