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drollery

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droll·er·y

[droh-luh-ree]
noun, plural -er·ies.
1.
something whimsically amusing or funny.
2.
an oddly amusing story or jest.
3.
a droll quality or manner; whimsical humor.
4.
the action or behavior of a droll, waggish person; jesting.
5.
a comic picture.
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6.
Archaic. a puppet show.
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Origin:
1590–1600; droll + -ery; compare French drôlerie
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drollery (ˈdrəʊlərɪ)
 
n , pl -eries
1.  humour; comedy
2.  rare a droll act, story, or remark

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drollery
1590s, from Fr. drôlerie (16c.), from drôle (see droll).
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drollery

short comic scene or farce adapted from an existing play or created by actors, performed in England during the period of the Civil Wars and the Commonwealth (1642-60) while the London theatres were closed down by the Puritans. Because stage plays were prohibited at this time, actors developed other, shorter means of entertainment to circumvent the restrictions, performing drolls in inns and at fairs on improvised stages

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