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Tom Foolery 

Wreaking Havoc/causing general chaos/shennanigans, taking the piss, etc...
Boy that old Elvis he does nothing but Tom Foolery anymore, I tell you what...
Tom Foolery by Arngrim October 6, 2007

Tom Foley 

A Republican member of Congress from Florida that was forced to resign when it became known that he was a pedophile.

"It's vile. It's more sad than anything else, to see someone with such potential throw it all down the drain because of a sexual addiction." - Rep. Mark Foley, R-Florida, 1998.

Also, see the word hypocrite.
Tom Foley, at last report, was sharing a cell with NMBLA pin-up star Dick Harden.
Tom Foley by youradhere September 23, 2008

tom foolery 

Cockney rhyming slang for 'jewelry'. Often shortened to just 'tom'.
"Seems like the victim had some tom foolery taken as well..."
tom foolery by splatharri February 14, 2013

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.

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.
Tom Foolery by rexamillion April 25, 2011

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."
Tom-foolery by Shit-Talker February 12, 2025
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
Word of the Day on October 13, 2026
A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
Word of the Day on October 12, 2026

Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
Word of the Day on October 10, 2026

piddlefart

verb. To waste time doing nothing.
Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
Word of the Day on October 9, 2026
anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
Word of the Day on October 8, 2026
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