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buffoonery
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buf·foon  (b-fn)
n.
1. A clown; a jester: a court buffoon.
2. A person given to clowning and joking.
3. A ludicrous or bumbling person; a fool.
[French bouffon, from Old Italian buffone, from buffa, jest, from buffare, to puff, of imitative origin.]
buf·fooner·y (b-fn-r) n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.buffoonery - acting like a clown or buffoonbuffoonery - acting like a clown or buffoon      
clowning, harlequinade, japery, prank, frivolity
foolery, tomfoolery, lunacy, craziness, folly, indulgence - foolish or senseless behavior
schtick, schtik, shtick, shtik - (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh"
buffoonery
Translations
buffoonery [bəˈfuːnərɪ] N → bufonadas fpl
buffoonery [bəˈfuːnəri] (old-fashioned) n → bouffonneries fpl
buffoonery
n → Clownerie f
buffoonery [bəˈfuːnərɪ] n → buffoneria
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