by Arngrim September 23, 2007
by splatharri February 01, 2013
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
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