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These all appear apocryphal, at least as far as explaining the origin of the phrase (the phrase may well have later been used in these senses, of course). No one really knows where this phrase came from! It first dates in writing from the 1960s in the U.S.
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Use tomfoolery in a Sentence ... See web results for tomfoolery ... See images of tomfoolery...
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Fandom: FF7:BC; Characters/Pairings: Veld, random OCs; Rating: PG-13 (implied violence); Summary: War does strange things to people. Notes: Alright, I wanted to write something else, but this came out. ... And yes, there are so hick soldiers in there, because I like their ... Oh, and this is part of the first Wutai War,
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Tomfoolery is 'foolish or silly behavior'. Tomfoolery is, as you might guess, the behavior of a tomfool, that is, a foolish or stupid person; a silly fool'. (I love this part.) A tomfool was originally Tom Fool, with Tom, a... ... Tomfoolery is, as you might guess, the behavior of a tomfool, that is, a foolish or stupid...
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What does surprise me is the origin of the word: the Old French gargouille, meaning "throat." I guess that's because I ... "Tomfoolery" is a perfect representation of the species. It's recognizable enough that most people understand what you mean, but it's just out-of-date enough (and silly sounding) to elicit a smile.
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Definition of tomfoolery from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of tomfoolery. Pronunciation of tomfoolery. Definition of the word tomfoolery. Origin of the word tomfoolery. ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » tomfoolery...
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Others argue that the origin of life could not have been in the sea but rather must have occurred in clay on dry land. Still others conclude that abiogenesis was more likely to have occurred in hot vents. It is widely recognized that major scientific problems exist with all naturalistic origin of life scenarios.
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This made theropods an evolutionary side branch having nothing to do with the origin of birds. Following the publication in 1926 of Gerhard Heilmann’s classic, The Origin of Birds, the thecodont (as opposed to theropod) ancestry of birds became a matter of textbook orthodoxy for the next fifty years.[8]
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Atos Origin is an international IT services company. Its business is turning client vision into results through the application of consulting, systems integration and managed operations. The company's annual revenues are more than $6.5 billion and it employs over 47,000 people in 40 countries. ... SAP and Atos Origin...
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