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Synonyms of tomfoolery
- the open bar may have had something to do with the tomfoolery at the wedding reception
Synonyms for tomfoolery
Words Related to tomfoolery
- boisterousness,
- rambunctiousness,
- rowdiness,
- rowdyism,
- rumbustiousness
- [chiefly British]
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“Tomfoolery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomfoolery. Accessed 15 Jan. 2021.
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The first known use of tomfoolery was in 1812
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