Synonyms & related words for tomfooleries

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Words related to tomfooleries

Explore words related to tomfooleries — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include foolery, folly, craziness, buffoonery, lunacy, silliness, japery, shenanigans. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does tomfooleries come from?

The word tomfooleries breaks down into 4 roots of English, Latin, and French origin: tom, from English thomas (“generic name for a common man”); fool, from Latin follis (“bellows, windbag, fool”); -er, from French -erie (“conduct, activity of”); and -ies, from French -y (“instances of (plural)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.