tomfoolery
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Etymology [edit]
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Noun [edit]
tomfoolery (countable and uncountable; plural tomfooleries)
- Foolish behaviour
- (Cockney rhyming slang) jewellery.
Notes [edit]
Ironically enough, the word "jewel" traces its etymology back to Latin "iocus" ('jest, joke') so this Cockney rhyming slang term makes quite a bit of sense.
Translations [edit]
foolish behaviour