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buffoonery

[ buh-foo-nuh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

amusement by means of usually physical or visual tricks, jokes, etc.:
The play swings from absurd buffoonery to high tragedy, with kinetic physicality, silliness, swords, and live music.
coarse or undignified joking:
The managers perceived my buffoonery as a barely concealed way of calling them pretentious—and they weren’t altogether wrong.
silly, foolish, or unseemly behavior:
It’s hard to top the current governor's race if you like your politics laced with outrageous buffoonery.

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