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buffoonery

How to use buffoonery in a sentence

I loved that the guys were so charmingly incompetent and self-deprecating in some areas, without being feckless buffoons.

The comic authors entertained spectators by fantastic and gross displays, by the exhibition of buffoonery and pantomime.

Though dogs I never did care for keeping, because it goes with drinking, foulness, and buffoonery!

There is a gravity behind his buffoonery, and a secret sympathy with his butts.

Humour she really possessed; and when she chose it, she could be diverting to those who like buffoonery in women.

James I. gave all manner of liberty and encouragement to the exercise of buffoonery, and took great delight in it himself.

Cards, dice, heavy drinking and noisy buffoonery were not in his line; he had higher views.

THE DUELA. I. KUPRIN

Though I love fun, eternal jesting, buffoonery, punning absolutely kills me.

"I shall stay no longer to listen to mere buffoonery," and for the last time that night Merle swept back the ever-falling lock.

THE WRONG TWINHARRY LEON WILSON

Nor is this to be wondered at, since mimicry borders so closely on buffoonery, as generally to end in absolute vulgarity.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985