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foolery

[ foo-luh-ree ]

/ ˈfu lə ri /

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noun, plural fool·er·ies.

foolish action or conduct.

a foolish action, performance, or thing.

Origin of foolery

First recorded in 1545–55; fool¹ + -ery

Words nearby foolery

fool's errand, fool's gold, fool's mate, fool's paradise, fool's-parsley, foolery, foolfish, foolhardy, foolish, foolproof, fools rush in where angels fear to tread

Example sentences from the Web for foolery

What other types of foolery is the home-goods outlet engaging in?

Is Bed Bath & Beyond a ‘Palace of Lies’? An Investigation. |Rachel Krantz |February 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
If you wish to continue this foolery of pretending to be an artist because you want an excuse for idleness, please yourself.

My Man Jeeves |P. G. Wodehouse
Let her be; Kitty has a sensible head on her shoulders, for all her foolery.

The Voice in the Fog |Harold MacGrath
I am well convinced, that he often puts on this kind of foolery, as he calls it, for a cover to deeper feelings.

Cora and The Doctor |Harriette Newell Baker

Go on,” responded her mother sharply, “unless thou wert after some foolery, as is most likely.

Earl Hubert's Daughter |Emily Sarah Holt
The old boy, too, was so pleased at the idea of our association in this foolery that he immediately plucked up spirit.

The Wrecker |Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne

British Dictionary definitions for foolery

foolery

/ (ˈfuːlərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

foolish behaviour

an instance of this, esp a prank or trick