buffoonery
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Buffoonery — Buf*foon er*y, n.; pl. {Buffooneries}. [F. bouffonnerie.] The arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures. [1913 Webster] Nor that it will ever constitute a wit to conclude a tart piece of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buffoonery — 1620s; see BUFFOON (Cf. buffoon) + ERY (Cf. ery) … Etymology dictionary
buffoonery — [[t]bʌfu͟ːnəri[/t]] N UNCOUNT Buffoonery is foolish behaviour that makes you laugh. [OLD FASHIONED] ...the music hall buffoonery of Norman Wisdom … English dictionary
buffoonery — noun /bəˈfuːnəri/ foolishness, silliness; the behaviour expected of a buffoon. Araminta, come, Ill talk seriously to you now; could you but see with my eyes the buffoonery of one scene of address, a lover, set out with all his equipage and… … Wiktionary
buffoonery — buffoon ► NOUN ▪ a ridiculous but amusing person. DERIVATIVES buffoonery noun buffoonish adjective. ORIGIN French bouffon, from Latin buffo clown … English terms dictionary
buffoonery — noun (plural eries) Date: 1621 foolish or playful behavior or practice … New Collegiate Dictionary
buffoonery — See buffoon. * * * … Universalium
buffoonery — Synonyms and related words: acting, asininity, banter, battiness, brainlessness, business, characterization, clownishness, crackpottedness, crankiness, craziness, daffiness, desipience, eccentricity, fatuity, fatuousness, folly, foolery,… … Moby Thesaurus
buffoonery — buf foon·er·y || nÉ™rɪ n. clownish behavior … English contemporary dictionary
buffoonery — n. Jesting (of a low sort), mummery, foolery, tomfoolery, harlequinade, low pranks, vulgar tricks … New dictionary of synonyms
