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A foolish act, idea, or practice

Senseless or absurd language, behavior, or ideas

Imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources

An embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation

An undertaking which goes against convention

An unreasoning love for or sexual attraction to

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

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Noun

A foolish act, idea, or practice

preposterousness

injudiciousness

irresponsibility

nonsensicalness

thoughtlessness

lack of caution

lack of foresight

dumb thing to do

unreasonableness

meaninglessness

light-heartedness

light-mindedness

lightheartedness

monkey business

light-headedness

midsummer madness

temerariousness

abject stupidity

utter stupidity

inconsideration

simplemindedness

feeblemindedness

silly behaviour

practical jokes

short-sightedness

precipitateness

inconsequentiality

unconventionality

incongruousness

empty-headedness

lack of diplomacy

lack of judgment

misbehaviour^UK

mischievousness

misdemeanour^UK

mischief-making

clowning around

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“This is an enormous folly on behalf of the government.”

Noun

Senseless or absurd language, behavior, or ideas

stuff and nonsense

thoughtlessness

chitter-chatter

unintelligible language

obscure language

back-fence talk

incoherent talk

unintelligible talk

meaningless talk

chewing the fat

trivial conversation

beauty-parlor chitchat

casual conversation

chewing the rag

whispering campaign

rumormongering^US

rumourmongering^UK

pretentiousness

long-windedness

extravagant boasting

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Noun

Imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources

unreasonableness

preposterousness

lack of restraint

irresponsibility

spendthrift behaviour

free-spending ways

exaggeratedness

lack of reserve

self-indulgence

self-gratification

intemperateness

overconsumption

pleasure-seeking

lack of self-control

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

frittering away

pursuit of pleasure

lack of self-restraint

lack of control

money down the drain

money down the toilet

short-sightedness

self-satisfaction

shortsightedness

to hell in handbasket

life in the fast lane

immoral behaviour

extreme behaviour

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Noun

An embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation

misdemeanour^UK

mischievousness

misbehaviour^UK

breach of etiquette

simple-mindedness

thoughtlessness

foolish mistake

dropping the ball

slip of the tongue

slip of the pen

misapprehension

lapse of etiquette

colossal blunder

blunder in etiquette

inappropriate behaviour

social indiscretion

piece of indecorum

dumb thing to do

putting foot in mouth

error of judgment

breaking of the law

misunderstanding

misinterpretation

underestimation

misconstruction

wrong impression

typographical error

error of judgement

printer's error

failure to notice

misreading of the situation

breach of the rules

keyboarding error

typesetting error

mispronunciation

disorganization^US

misconfiguration

disorganisation^UK

poor configuration

wrong configuration

failure to observe

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Noun

An undertaking which goes against convention

monkey business

mischievous act

piece of mischief

sleight of hand

leap in the dark

mischievous trick

bit of mischief

practical jokes

what's going down

set of circumstances

foolish behaviour

mischievousness

business enterprise

sardonic remark

course of action

shot in the dark

throw of the dice

one's level best

fall of the cards

stab in the dark

piece of business

experimentation

what one is into

iffy proposition

long row to hoe

speculative enterprise

spin of the roulette wheel

successful manoeuvre

complete success

the luck of the draw

conscientiousness

matter of chance

luck of the draw

turn of the wheel

flip of the coin

toss of the dice

one's darnedest

way the cookie crumbles

way the ball bounces

sweat of one's brow

blood, sweat and tears

old college try

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Noun

An unreasoning love for or sexual attraction to

preoccupation with

strong interest

adolescent love

acquisitiveness

romantic feelings

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Noun

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

bee in one's bonnet

flight of fancy

passing thought

imaginativeness

fool's paradise

castle in the air

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