by Arngrim September 23, 2007
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 22, 2008
Tanner didnt want to burn his hand on the roach, so he committed tom foolery and succeeded in his journey.
by rexamillion April 07, 2011
by splatharri February 01, 2013
Guy #1: Did you see the fat moron in the parking lot wearing the Jedi robe the other day?
Guy #2: Yea,I was walking to my car and as I passed him he pulled this gay laser sword on me. I just laughed in his face. What a fucking idiot!
Guy #2: Haha,now that's some tom ass foolery right there.
Guy #2: Yea,I was walking to my car and as I passed him he pulled this gay laser sword on me. I just laughed in his face. What a fucking idiot!
Guy #2: Haha,now that's some tom ass foolery right there.
by Can I have $5? April 10, 2005
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."
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