tom foolery

Cockney rhyming slang for 'jewelry'. Often shortened to just 'tom'.

"Seems like the victim had some tom foolery taken as well..."

by splatharri February 14, 2013

Reckless White Foolery

Anything crazy that a white person does that immediately makes you subconsciously think, "dats dat bullshit I be talkin bout" should be spoken of as "reckless white foolery" or "reckless white TOM foolery" as some say pass the mason dixie line.

When a white person goes out of their way to tell someone speaking another language that they need to speak English. Then give the excuse, because "This is America!" When they are cursed out and proceed to threaten the life of, or to call the police because now they feeling are hurt. Well, sir and or ma'am dats dat bullshit AKA reckless white foolery.

by Tryna Help Harriet March 23, 2022

Tom Foolery

noun; it's when you do something stupid, it's normally violent and it and is not necessarily funny, dumb nicknames often ensue.

Tom Foolery is like punching a metal trash can while walking down the street. It should make an excessively loud noise.

by Tom "Bjorn the Village Slayer " Ramsey May 21, 2008

Tom Foolery

sticking a half-smoked joint into the carb of a pipe and covering the bowl with your thumb.

Tanner didnt want to burn his hand on the roach, so he committed tom foolery and succeeded in his journey.

by rexamillion April 25, 2011

april foolery

When everyone be like "lol I like you...APRIL FOOLS". Or when everyone makes fake food and pulls lame pranks.... IT JUST WASTES EVERYONE'S TIME.

Me: I'm tired of all this April Foolery, people should grow up.

by Dogeibits April 2, 2017

Thomas Foolery

A gentleman named Thomas Foolery. He has mutton chops and 4 kids with a beautiful wife. He is known for his mischievous ways.

When Thomas Foolery is goofing around, his friends say "Stop with that, Tom Foolery."

by Mooscula February 10, 2022

Tom-foolery

The behavior of a "Black" person who is excessively deferential to white people or complicit in white oppression, often for personal gain or social acceptance.

"Attending Trump’s second inauguration wasn’t just a bad look—it was straight-up Tom-foolery."

or

"Dating preferences are personal, but when someone exclusively dates white partners while disparaging Black women, that starts to look like Tom-foolery."

or

"There’s a difference between making a living in adult entertainment and actively feeding into racist tropes. Performing under a name like ‘Mandingo’ or engaging in race-play content that glorifies slavery-era fantasies? That’s not just exploitation—that’s Tom-foolery."

by Shit-Talker February 12, 2025