Foolery

n.	1.	The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; absurdity. Folly in fools bears not so strong a note, As foolery in the wise, when wit doth dote. - Shak.
	2.	An act of folly or weakness; a foolish practice; something absurd or nonsensical. That Pythagoras, Plato, or Orpheus, believed in any of these fooleries, it can not be suspected. - Sir W. Raleigh.

Noun

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foolery - foolish or senseless behavior Synonyms: tomfoolery, lunacy, craziness, folly, indulgence

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