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A foolish act, idea, or practice

Senseless or absurd language, behavior, or ideas

Silly or foolish behaviour

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

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

temerariousness

midsummer madness

abject stupidity

utter stupidity

inconsideration

feeblemindedness

simplemindedness

unconventionality

incongruousness

short-sightedness

precipitateness

lack of diplomacy

incomprehension

emotionlessness

inattentiveness

expressionlessness

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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“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

chewing the fat

meaningless talk

chewing the rag

unintelligible talk

whispering campaign

rumormongering^US

trivial conversation

beauty-parlor chitchat

casual conversation

rumourmongering^UK

pretentiousness

long-windedness

extravagant boasting

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Noun

Silly or foolish behaviour

silly behaviour

monkey business

practical jokes

irresponsibility

mischievousness

misbehaviour^UK

foolish behaviour

rough-and-tumble

clowning around

amusing behaviour

rough and tumble

troublesomeness

mischief-making

misdemeanour^UK

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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

putting foot in mouth

inappropriate behaviour

social indiscretion

piece of indecorum

dumb thing to do

error of judgment

breaking of the law

lapse of etiquette

colossal blunder

blunder in etiquette

misunderstanding

misinterpretation

underestimation

misconstruction

wrong impression

typographical error

printer's error

error of judgement

failure to notice

misreading of the situation

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

piece of mischief

mischievous act

leap in the dark

set of circumstances

mischievous trick

bit of mischief

practical jokes

foolish behaviour

mischievousness

exciting experience

what's going down

business enterprise

sardonic remark

course of action

what one is into

piece of business

prestidigitation

sleight of hand

smoke and mirrors

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Noun

An unreasoning love for or sexual attraction to

preoccupation with

strong interest

adolescent love

romantic feelings

single-mindedness

over-enthusiasm

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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

high-spiritedness

irrepressibility

transports of delight

being full of the joys of spring

self-indulgence

lightness of heart

mischievousness

sunshine and rainbows

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Noun

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

bee in your bonnet

flight of fancy

passing thought

sudden inclination

fire in the belly

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