FOOL, FOOL ABOUT, FOOL AROUND, FOOLERY, FOOLHARDY, FOOLISH, FOOLISHLY, FOOLISHNESS – NOUNS
– a behaving in a foolish manner • ARSEHOLISHNESS 2000s sl.
– a being foolish, childish, or trivial • PUERILITY 1425
– a being foolish or of holding erroneous opinions • VANITY c1386 obs.
– a fooling about • BUN-WORRY L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
– a fooling around; irresponsible or frivolous behaviour • ANDRAMARTINS • ANDREMARTINS 20C Irish sl.
– a fooling around; nonsense • FUNNY BUSINESS 1882 colloq.
– a fooling around; time-wasting • TWATTING AROUND 1989 sl.
– a fooling, folly • DAFFING 1535
– a fooling, merriment • DAFFLIN Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– a fooling or deceiving someone • LEG-PULL 1915 Amer. sl.
– a foolish act • BANZAI CHARGE Bk1969 US students’ sl.
– a foolish act • RAGE a1300 obs.
– a foolish act • THING-A-ME-TOY B1900 Eng. dial.
– a foolish matter or affair; a piece of childish foolery • BAUBLE 1579
– a foolish or bad action • BLUTE Bk1911 Sc.
– a foolish, useless, or unprofitable activity • MUG’S GAME 1900 UK sl.
– a making a fool of • JACKASSIFICATION 1822
– a piece of foolery • NIDGERY 1611 obs.
– a piece of foolishness • HAIVER 1793 Sc.
– a piece of foolishness or folly • SOTTERY 1598 obs.
– a playing the fool • DAFF 1737 Sc.
– besotted foolishness, stupidity, infatuation • FATUOUSNESS 1874
– childish foolery; trifling business • BAUBLERY 1583 obs.
– foolery, nonsense • BARNEY 1868 Eng. dial.
– foolery, nonsense • BARNEYING Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– foolery, nonsense • MAZERY 1897 Eng. dial.
– foolery, nonsense, humbug • HORNSWOGGLE Bk1942 US sl.
– foolery, practical joking • GAS-ACTING 1874 Eng. dial.
– foolish antics; embarrassing behaviour • MONKEYSHINES 1828 US sl.
– foolish behaviour • COD-ACTING 20C sl., orig. Irish
– foolish behaviour • MONKEY BUSINESS 1883 Amer. sl.
– foolish behaviour • MONKEY CAPERS 1846 Amer. sl.
– foolish behaviour • MONKEY PLAY 1953 Amer. sl.
– foolish behaviour • MONKEY-SHINES c1832 US sl.
– foolish behaviour • MONKEY TRICKS 1653 sl.
– foolish behaviour • MONKEY WORK 1942 Amer. sl.
– foolish behaviour • SIMPLES 1648 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– foolish gestures or antics • MURLIMEWES 1583 obs.
– foolish, ludicrous, or unbecoming behaviour • FIGGLE-FAGGLE 19C Sc.
– foolishness • GOOFINESS 1910s sl.
– foolishness • NOISE 1871 Amer. sl.
– foolishness • SAPHEADISM L18 sl.
– foolishness, a foolish action • NODDARY 1647 obs.
– foolishness, action that is characteristic of an incompetent person • MUFFISM 1854 colloq., obs.
– foolishness, deception • BLADRY Bk1911 Sc.
– foolishness, deception • BLATHERIE • BLATHRIE • BLETHERIE 1800 Sc.
– foolishness, dotage • DOTARDAGE 1859
– foolishness, dotage • DOTARDISM 1831
– foolishness, dotage • DOTARDY 1889
– foolishness, dullness, madness • DAFTNESS 1552 chiefly Sc. & Eng, dial.
– foolishness, fatuity, folly • ADDLE-HEADEDNESS 1835
– foolishness, feeblemindedness, idiocy • WOOBLES 1933 Amer. dial.
– foolishness, folly • DOTERY 1587 obs.
– foolishness, folly • DUSILEC a1225 obs.
– foolishness, folly • DUSISCHIP a1225 obs.
– foolishness, folly • FOLABILITY a1529 obs. rare
– foolishness, folly • GUCKRY 1596 Sc. obs.
– foolishness, folly • SAPPINESS Bk1914 colloq.
– foolishness, folly, gaiety, sportiveness • DAFFERY • DAFFRY1768 Sc. obs.
– foolishness, folly, silliness • IDLENESS a1536 obs.
– foolishness, idle ways • RAFF Bk19C Eng. dial.
– foolishness, ignorance • LEWDHEDE 1401 obs.
– foolishness, ignorance • LEWDNESS 1362 obs.
– foolishness, intellectual weakness • SIMPLESSE c1400 obs. exc. arch.
– foolishness, lack of wit • WANWIT a1400 chiefly Sc. obs.
– foolishness, nonsense • FARADIDDLE 1944 Amer. dial.
– foolishness, nonsense • FLUMMYDIDDLE 1903 Amer. dial.
– foolishness, nonsense • LALLYGAG • LOLLYGAG 1862 Amer. dial.
– foolishness, nonsense • MIFF-MAFF 1858 Eng. dial.
– foolishness, nonsense • NYAAMS 1950s W. Indies sl.
– foolishness, nonsense • TRUCK 1913 Amer. dial.
– foolishness, nonsense, humbug • CHAFF 1859 Amer. dial.
– foolishness, nonsense, rubbish • CACA 1970s US sl.
– foolishness or mischief, esp. of a romantic or sexual nature • MIFKY-PIFKY 1985 Amer. jocular usage
– foolishness or mischief, esp. of a romantic or sexual nature • MOOFKY-POOFKY 1994 Amer. jocular usage
– foolishness or mischief, esp. of a romantic or sexual nature • MOOFTY-POOFTY 1996 Amer. jocular usage
– foolishness or mischief, esp. of a romantic or sexual nature • SCHMOOFKY-FOOFKY 1997 Amer. jocular usage
– foolishness, pretentious nonsense; humbug • BALONUS 1929 Amer. sl.
– foolishness, showing off • PAPPY SHOW • POPPY SHOW • PUPPY SHOW L19 W. Indies
– foolishness, silliness • GYPITNESS 1804 Sc.
– foolishness, simplicity, half-wittedness • YORNEYISHNESS 1885 Eng. dial.
– foolishness, simplicity, half-wittedness • YORNEYISM 1884 Eng. dial.
– foolishness, stupidity • DUNDERHEADISM 1836
– foolishness, stupidity • FANDANGLE 1940s W. Indies sl.
– foolishness, stupidity • JACKASSISM 1817
– foolishness, stupidity • JACKASSNESS 1803
– foolishness, stupidity • LEATHER-HEADEDNESS 1879 Amer. dial.
– foolishness, stupidity • OKEY-DOKE 1969 sl., esp. African-American
– foolishness, stupidity • VAINNESS 1591 obs.
– foolishness, stupidity, silliness • DOTISHNESS 1598
– foolish or silly behaviour • GYPERY 1832 Sc.
– foolish speech and action; nonsense • CAPERS AND BLETHERS 1858 Eng. dial.
– foolish stuff • HAPPY HORSESHIT 1971 US sl., esp. military usage
– foolish talk or thought • MOONSHINE 1468
– something foolish or ridiculous; nonsense • FADOODLE a1670 obs. rare
– the act of taking part in a foolhardy or unfruitful activity • MOONRAKING 1846
– the badge of a fool • A FEATHER IN THE CAP a1700 obs.
– the habit of behaving in foolish, harum-scarum fashion • HAVRELISM 1826 Sc.
– the number of fools • DORK-FACTOR 1970s US campus sl.
– the process whereby a person makes a fool of himself • HORROR SHOW Bk1964 US students’ sl.
– the science that treats of fools • MOROLOGY 1867 humorous usage
– the study of fools • BOOBOLOGY Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– the study of fools • FOOLOLOGY Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– the study of fools • NUTOLOGY Bk1942 Amer. sl.
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