buffoonery

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.

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[French bouffon, from Old Italian buffone, from buffa, jest, from buffare, to puff, of imitative origin.]

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buf·fooner·y (b-fn-r) n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

buffoonery - 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"

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buffoonery

noun clowning, nonsense, jesting, silliness, tomfoolery, drollery, waggishness music hall 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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buffoonery [bəˈfuːnərɪ] n → buffoneria