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Definitions for Buffoonery
[1] a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures and postures, etc.
[2] a person given to coarse or undignified joking.
[3] a person who amuses others by ridiculous or odd behaviour, jokes, etc
[4] a foolish person
Words related to Buffoonery
buffoonpun, humor, antic, farce, one-liner, trick, laugh, parody, gag, stunt, wisecrack, prank, caricature, mockery, sarcasm, jeer, disdain, satire, derision, taunt
Words nearby Buffoonery
buffoonbuffeting, buffett, bufflehead, buffo, buffon, buffoon, buffs, buffy, buffy coat, bufotalin, bufotenine
Origin of Buffoonery
1540–50; earlier buffon < French < Italian buffone, equivalent to buff- (expressive base; compare buffa puff of breath, buffare to puff, puff up one's checks) + -one agent suffix ≪ Latin -ō, accusative -ōnem
Other words from Buffoonery
buf·foon·er·y [buh -foo -nuh -ree] /bəˈfu nə ri/ , noun
buf·foon·ish , adjective
Word origin for Buffoonery
C16: from French bouffon , from Italian buffone , from Medieval Latin būfō , from Latin: toad
Synonyms for Buffoonery
antic, farce, gag, humor, laugh, one-liner, parody, prank, pun, stunt, trick, wisecrack, burlesque, caper, caprice, chestnut, clowning, drollery, epigram, escapade, frolic, gambol, game, ha-ha, hoodwinking, horseplay, jape, jest, lark, mischief, mummery, payoff, play, pleasantry, put-on, quirk, raillery, repartee, revel, rib, sally, saw, shenanigan, sport, spree, tomfoolery, vagary, whimsy, witticism, yarn, bon mot, monkeyshine, shaggy-dog story, snow job