JAPERY

Pronunciation (US):

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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 ("japery" is a kind of...):

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

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

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

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