Plural form; multiple instances of foolish actions, silly jokes, or trivial activities.
From foolery (fool plus Old French suffix '-erie' meaning practice or behavior), which emerged in Middle English. Fooleries describe collections of foolish acts.
Fooleries captures something historical—it's the word used to describe the deliberate silly performances of court jesters and tricksters who were paid to entertain nobility with pranks and jokes.
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