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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."

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

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"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
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Tomfoolering

When someone or something is committing tomfoolery.
I was on a hike and saw someone tomfoolering around. So I intervened and now we are both tomfoolering other people.
by …imboard… June 27, 2025
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tomboozery

Chris had a hard night at the bars and participated in some tomboozery afterwards and ended up in jail
by zxypoo January 15, 2010
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tofookery

a swear word for when you can't actually swear
"tofookery"
by pendulookinass January 21, 2021
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DomFoolery

Doing something stupid or having fun at a Dom Dolla concert
I really got up to some domfoolery last night
by Timciardullo December 14, 2024
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Tomgoonery

A compound word of tomfoolery and gooning or goonery. It refers to silly antics that involve some sort of gooner like activity, such as making inappropriate jokes, or sexually fawning over someone or something.
"Poor Jill. Stuck between John and Jack's tomgoonery."

"What are you two doing?"
"Just some tomgoonery"
by Mr Lunk of America November 7, 2025
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