word of the day :: tomfoolery

tomfoolery:

[tom-foo-luh-ree]

–noun, plural -er·ies

1. foolish or silly behavior; tomfoolishness.

2. a silly act, matter, or thing.

Origin:

1805-15; tomfool + -ery

"If you put tomfoolery into a computer nothing comes out of it but tomfoolery. But this tomfoolery, having passed through a very expensive machine, is somehow ennobled and no one dares criticize it."

:: Pierre Gallois ::

* Definition from www.dictionary.com