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BUFFOONERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Acting like a clown or buffoon
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)