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A foolish act, or the state or fact of being foolish or inane

Senseless or absurd language, behavior, or ideas

Silly or foolish behaviour

Imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources

An unreasoning love for or sexual attraction to

An embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation

A lack of seriousness, especially in the context of fun or entertainment

An undertaking that goes against convention or that is somewhat ridiculous

A sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained

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Noun

A foolish act, or the state or fact of being foolish or inane

nonsensicalness

preposterousness

irresponsibility

injudiciousness

thoughtlessness

lack of caution

lack of foresight

dumb thing to do

unreasonableness

meaninglessness

midsummer madness

temerariousness

abject stupidity

utter stupidity

feeblemindedness

simplemindedness

unconventionality

incongruousness

inconsideration

incomprehension

incredulousness

absent-mindedness

lack of interest

empty-headedness

lack of intelligence

lack of understanding

lack of thought

dull-wittedness

lightheartedness

light-heartedness

monkey business

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“It must be an enormous vanity or an enormous folly that makes certain men believe that they can rectify the pretended lack of taste or the errors of Nature.”

Noun

Senseless or absurd language, behavior, or ideas

stuff and nonsense

thoughtlessness

chitter-chatter

incoherent talk

unintelligible language

obscure language

meaningless talk

unintelligible talk

trivial conversation

beauty-parlor chitchat

casual conversation

pretentiousness

long-windedness

extravagant boasting

chewing the fat

chewing the rag

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“They are too wise to speak such folly.”

Noun

Silly or foolish behaviour

monkey business

practical jokes

silly behavior^US

silly behaviour^UK

foolish behavior^US

foolish behaviour^UK

irresponsibility

mischievousness

misbehaviour^UK

misdemeanour^UK

mischievousnesses

amusing behaviour

troublesomeness

rough-and-tumble

rough and tumble

illegal activities

irregular activities

mischief-making

monkey-business

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Noun

Imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources

unreasonableness

preposterousness

lack of restraint

financial irresponsibility

spendthrift behaviour

free-spending ways

exaggeratedness

lack of reserve

frittering away

money down the drain

money down the toilet

cost-ineffective

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Noun

An unreasoning love for or sexual attraction to

preoccupation with

bee in your bonnet

single-mindedness

strong interest

King Charles' head

tiger by the tail

something on the brain

narrowmindedness

shortsightedness

obsessive compulsion

irresistible impulse

consuming passion

laser-like focus

romantic feelings

extreme devotion

over-enthusiasm

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Noun

An embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation

misdemeanour^UK

misbehaviour^UK

mischievousness

breach of etiquette

slip of the tongue

dropping the ball

foolish mistake

slip of the pen

misapprehension

putting foot in mouth

inappropriate behaviour

social indiscretion

dumb thing to do

error of judgment

breaking of the law

lapse of etiquette

colossal blunder

blunder in etiquette

misunderstanding

misinterpretation

underestimation

typographical error

misconstruction

wrong impression

keyboarding error

typesetting error

printing mistake

typesetting mistake

keyboarding mistake

typographical mistake

pig's breakfast

unsuccessfulness

poor performance

flash in the pan

lack of success

coming to nothing

falling through

poor decision-making

printer's error

error of judgement

misreading of the situation

foot in the mouth

misconfiguration

mispronunciation

poor configuration

dog's breakfast

wrong configuration

self-defeating action

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Noun

A lack of seriousness, especially in the context of fun or entertainment

inconsequentiality

lightheartedness

light-heartedness

empty-headedness

light-headedness

light-mindedness

insubstantiality

mischievousness

irresponsibility

inappropriateness

wishy-washiness

nonsensicalness

monkey business

festive occasion

festive proceedings

lack of substance

high-spiritedness

self-indulgence

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Noun

An undertaking that goes against convention or that is somewhat ridiculous

set of circumstances

leap in the dark

exciting experience

what's going down

entrepreneurship

business enterprise

course of action

shot in the dark

throw of the dice

piece of business

one's level best

fall of the cards

stab in the dark

what one is into

speculative enterprise

iffy proposition

one's darnedest

long row to hoe

spin of the roulette wheel

successful manoeuvre

complete success

moral imperative

matter of chance

luck of the draw

turn of the wheel

flip of the coin

toss of the dice

sweat of one's brow

blood, sweat and tears

old college try

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Noun

A sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained

bee in your bonnet

passing thought

flight of fancy

unconventionality

individual trait

unpredictability

sudden inclination

extraordinariness

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