foolery
Example Sentences
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“Eventually after much tom foolery, the critter was captured and removed from the freeway,” the state police wrote on the agency’s Twitter page.
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023
It takes no less than 10 seconds for the foolery to start.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2022
“O, what a scene of foolery have I seen, Of sighs, of groans, of sorrow and of teen!”
From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2021
“We don’t tolerate any foolery, because this is something we want to see succeed,” he said.
From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2019
“Even foolery is dangerous,” said Jasper, “in the hands of a fool.”
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
