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...

by Arngrim October 6, 2007

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

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

tom ass foolery

an extreme case of tomfoolery;absurd nonsense or foolishness;unexplainable stupidity

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.

by Can I have $5? April 9, 2005

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