FOOLERY
folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
(noun) foolish or senseless behavior
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
foolery (countable and uncountable, plural fooleries)
Foolish behaviour or speech.
Synonyms
• foolishness
Source: Wiktionary
Fool"er*y, n.; pl. Fooleries (.
1. The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; absurdity.
Folly in fools bears not so strong a note, As foolery in the wise,
when wit doth dote. Shak.
2. An act of folly or weakness; a foolish practice; something absurd
or nonsensical.
That Pythagoras, Plato, or Orpheus, believed in any of these
fooleries, it can not be suspected. Sir W. Raleigh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition