Buffoonery (original) (raw)

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I. (noun)

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Meaning:

Acting like a clown or buffoonplay

Synonyms:

buffoonery; clowning; frivolity; harlequinade; japery; prank

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("buffoonery" is a kind of...):

craziness; folly; foolery; indulgence; lunacy; tomfoolery (foolish or senseless behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "buffoonery"):

schtick; schtik; shtick; shtik ((Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning)

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