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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbuffonate
Pronunciation / Transliteration: buf.foˈnaː.te
"Basta con queste buffonate."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Foolish or silly behavior, pranks, or playful mischief.
"The teacher asked the students to stop their tomfoolery and focus on the lesson." - 2
Undignified or inappropriate unseriousness in a given context.
"We have too much work to do for any office tomfoolery today."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the given name 'Tom' combined with 'fool', appearing in the early 17th century to denote silly or foolish behavior. The term originally personified a typical simpleton before evolving to describe the antics and pranks associated with such behavior.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tomfoolery" is said worldwide
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cabrioles
Transliteration: ka.bʁi.ol
"Il faut arrêter ces cabrioles pendant le travail."
Narretei
Transliteration: naʁəˈtaɪ̯
"Genug dieser Narretei, wir müssen jetzt arbeiten."
buffonate
Transliteration: buf.foˈnaː.te
"Basta con queste buffonate."
estupideces
Transliteration: es.tu.piˈðe.ses
"Ya basta de tanta payasada y tomadura de pelo."
tolices
Transliteration: tuˈli.siz
"Chega de tolices na sala de aula."
मूर्खता
Transliteration: moorkhata
Script: मूर्खतापूर्ण हरकतें
"अब इस मूर्खता को बंद करो।"
胡闹
Transliteration: húnào
"别再这样胡闹了。"
장난
Transliteration: jang-nan
"그만두세요 그런 쓸데없는 장난은."
茶番
Transliteration: chaban
"いつまでそんな茶番を続けるつもりですか。"
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