tomfoolery

English

/ˌtɒmˈfuːl.ə.ɹi/

noun

Definitions

Foolish behaviour or speech.
(Cockney rhyming slang) jewellery.

Etymology

Compound from English Tom + English foolery.

Origin

English

foolery

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Thompson English
Thomson English
Tom English
Tommo English
Tommy English
Tompson English
Tomson English
anti-Tom English
fool English
foolery English
Tom German
Tom Swedish
foleri Middle English
Tom Danish
湯姆 Chinese
Tom Norwegian