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Meaning of Tomfoolery | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌtɒmˈfuːlə.ɹi

Definitions

  1. Foolish behaviour or speech.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Jewellery.
    Cockney, countable, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“"Do not think THAT," I put in. "It was not so at all. I grant you that my behaviour was bad—I fully confess that it was so, and make no secret of the fact. I would even go so far as to grant you that my behaviour might well be called stupid and indecent tomfoolery; but, MORE than that it was not.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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