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clownery
noun clown·ery \ˈklau̇-nə-rē\
plural clown·er·ies
Definition of CLOWNERY
: clownish behavior or an instance of clownishness : buffoonery
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First Known Use of CLOWNERY
1589
Related to CLOWNERY
- Synonyms
- buffoonery, horseplay, clowning, foolery, high jinks (also hijinks), horsing around, monkey business, monkeying, monkeyshine(s), roughhouse, roughhousing, shenanigan(s), skylarking, slapstick, tomfoolery
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