buffoonery
noun[U]
uk/bəˈfuː.nər.i/us/bəˈfuː.nɚ.i/thebehaviourof apersonwho doessillythings, usually to make otherpeoplelaugh:
Herperformancewassheerbuffoonery.
His buffoonery wasbecomingtiresome.
See
buffoon
- He alwaysenjoyedthe buffoonery ofslapstickcomediesmore than I did.
- He's anastutepoliticianwho uses buffoonery toattractmediaattention.
- Behind thedeliberatebuffoonery she isdeceptivelyintelligent.
Stupid and silly behaviour
- antics
- dottiness
- dumbness
- fatuousness
- folly
- frivolousness
- fruit loopery
- game
- idiocy
- imprudence
- ludicrousness
- madness
- mindlessness
- oafishness
- obtuseness
- puerility
- screwball
- the games (that) people playidiom
- tomfoolery
- vacuousness