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tomfoolery vs mishegaas

mishegaas vs tomfoolery

tomfoolery and mishegaas both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tomfoolery Yes No No No
mishegaas Yes No No No
As nouns, mishegaas is a hyponym of tomfoolery; that is, mishegaas is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tomfoolery:
  • tomfoolery: foolish or senseless behavior
  • mishegaas: (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity
Other hyponyms of tomfoolery include meshugaas, mishegoss, buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank.
tomfoolery (noun) mishegaas (noun)
foolish or senseless behavior (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity
Difference between tomfoolery and mishegaas

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