tomfoolery

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tomfoolery
    n 1: foolish or senseless behavior [syn: {folly}, {foolery},
         {tomfoolery}, {craziness}, {lunacy}, {indulgence}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tomfoolery \Tom`fool"er*y\, n.
   Trifling or silly behavior done mostly for amusement;
   foolishness; fooling around.

   Syn: tomfoolishness.
        [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

26 Moby Thesaurus words for "tomfoolery":
      antic, balderdash, baloney, banter, blatherskite, buffoonery,
      caper, claptrap, clownishness, foolery, fooling, frolic,
      harlequinade, hogwash, horseplay, lark, malarkey, monkeyshine,
      monkeyshines, poppycock, rubbish, shenanigan, shenanigans, shines,
      trick, twaddle

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