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hölmöily — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • folly noun A foolish act or belief, especially one with serious or costly consequences.
  • rip verb To tear something apart quickly and forcefully.
  • stupidity noun The quality of being unintelligent or unwise.
  • tomfoolery noun Silly or foolish behaviour; playful nonsense.

Senses

hölmöily is used for these senses in English:

  • folly Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
  • rip (slang) A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
  • stupidity (countable) An act that is stupid.
  • tomfoolery Foolish behaviour or speech.

folly — full definition

  1. noun A foolish act or belief, especially one with serious or costly consequences.
  2. noun An elaborate, purely decorative building constructed for visual effect rather than practical use.

rip — full definition

  1. verb To tear something apart quickly and forcefully.
  2. noun A torn place in fabric or material.
  3. verb (informal) To copy digital audio or video from a disc onto a computer.

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