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buffoonery |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Nor that it will ever constitute a wit to conclude a tart piece of buffoonery with a ``What makes you blush?'' --Spectator. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: buffoonery n : acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: {clowning}, {frivolity}, {harlequinade}, {prank}]
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