harlequinade

[ hahr-luh-kwi-neyd, -ki- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a pantomime, farce, or similar play in which Harlequin plays the principal part.
buffoonery.

harlequinade

/ ˌhɑːlɪkwɪˈneɪd /

sometimes capital theatre a play or part of a pantomime in which harlequin has a leading role
buffoonery

From the French word arlequinade, dating back to 1770–80. See harlequin, -ade ¹

The curtain rises on a stage set for a Harlequinade, a merry black and white interior.

One needs no civilised culture to appreciate the fun of the harlequinade, and to that has Charlie, with true instinct, returned.

But it is the harlequinade accelerated, intensified, toned up for the exacting taste of the great and growing "picture" public.

Punch still intermittently bewailed the decline of the Harlequinade.

But—that such talent may not rust, I will place one by your side on whom you can practise your harlequinade follies at pleasure.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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