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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 Trumps 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