fool·er·y

[foo-luh-ree]
noun, plural fool·er·ies.
1.
foolish action or conduct.
2.
a foolish action, performance, or thing.

Origin:
1545–55; fool1 + -ery

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foolery (ˈfuːlərɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -eries
1.  foolish behaviour
2.  an instance of this, esp a prank or trick

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Foolery is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example sentences
There would be an end of the secret session tom foolery.
It derives its fun, also, from pages and their foolery.
Then off they ran, having lost per haps a minute by this foolery.
Wears me out thinking about the tom foolery being done in the name of desire.
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