foolery

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfuːlərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfuləri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fo̅o̅′lə rē)

Inflections of 'foolery' (n): npl: fooleries

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
fool•er•y /ˈfuləri/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -er•ies. 
  1. [uncountable] foolish conduct.
  2. a foolish action, performance, or thing:[countable]His fooleries are starting to annoy us.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fool•er•y  (fo̅o̅′lə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -er•ies. 
  1. foolish action or conduct.
  2. a foolish action, performance, or thing.
  • fool1 + -ery 1545–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
foolery / ˈfuːlərɪ/ ( -eries)
  1. foolish behaviour
  2. an instance of this, esp a prank or trick

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