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Foolery

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indulgencenounThe act of indulging.
follynounFoolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.
tomfoolerynounFoolish behaviour or speech.

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tomfoolerynounFoolish behaviour or speech.
follynounFoolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.
indulgencenounThe act of indulging.
foolingverbThe act of one who fools; foolish behaviour.
foolishmentnoun(US, regional) foolish behavior; folly
foolishnessnoun(uncountable) The state of being foolish.
monkeyismnounTomfoolery; silly or foolish behaviour.
unskillnounLack of skill; skilllessness.
idiotismnounIdiom.
goofingverbThe making of mistakes or blunders.
fopperynounThe dress or actions of a fop.
foolocracynounRule by fools.
fool's errandnoun(idiomatic) A foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensical, or certain to fail.
tomfuckerynoun(informal, vulgar, derogatory) foolishness; nonsense, or stupid behaviour
jackassismnounFoolish behaviour; stupidity.
nonsensenounThat which is silly, illogical and lacks any meaning, reason or value; that which does not make sense.
fuckerynoun(vulgar, slang, uncountable) Nonsense, bullshit, or underhanded trickery.
foxerynouncunning behavior; trickery; deceit
fool's paradisenoun(idiomatic) A state of happiness due to illusion or false hope.
bêtisenounsilliness, folly, stupidity

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