n.;
Folly in fools bears not so strong a note,
As foolery in the wise, when wit doth dote. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
That Pythagoras, Plato, or Orpheus, believed in any of these fooleries, it can not be suspected. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Trifling or silly behavior done mostly for amusement; foolishness; fooling around.