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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Foolery \Fool"er*y\, n.; pl. {Fooleries}.
1. The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; foolish
behavior; absurdity.
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Folly in fools bears not so strong a note,
As foolery in the wise, when wit doth dote. --Shak.
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2. An act of folly or weakness; a foolish practice; something
absurd or nonsensical.
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That Pythagoras, Plato, or Orpheus, believed in any
of these fooleries, it can not be suspected. --Sir
W. Raleigh.
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