buffoonery
Frequently Asked Questions
- I teach sixth grade, so I’m used to having to deal with buffoonery on a daily basis.
- The play is full of the kind of physical comedy and buffoonery that fans of the Three Stooges will appreciate.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
To his great discredit, he enshrouded this transition in bigotry, buffoonery and corruption.
From Seattle Times
“I made sure I sat in on the auditions, so when those actors came in and saw me, they knew they were safe and wouldn’t be asked to do any buffoonery,” Yashere says.
From Los Angeles Times
Your tolerance for Annie the character — an obnoxious American troll — will depend on your tolerance for Hardy herself; I enjoyed her buffoonery and hated her character’s selfish politics.
From New York Times
“Nothing that he writes seems real to me,” Usher sings, “just simple-minded hack buffoonery.”
From Washington Post
Supreme Court — Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee has resorted to nonstop buffoonery while playing the culture war card.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
