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buffoonery
noun
buf·foon·ery
(ˌ)bə-ˈfü-nə-rē
-ˈfün-rē
plural buffooneries
: foolish or playful behavior or practice
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Examples of buffoonery in a Sentence
their madcap buffoonery turned the duo into the nation's hottest comedy act
Recent Examples on the Web
Then there’s the other result of political buffoonery, when the glove is thrown down and the court battles begin.
—Patrick Wallis, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
He was bizarrely snubbed for Payne’s Sideways, a 2004 indie smash that was otherwise showered with awards attention, and would not have remotely resonated with audiences without Giamatti’s bruised, relatable buffoonery at its center.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024
Rich is no stranger to Washington buffoonery, having executive produced both Veep and Succession.
—Vulture, 3 Dec. 2023
Perkins and Chavez-Richmond are delivering absolutely winning performances, expertly walking the line between buffoonery and poignancy.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2023
Once heralded as a fearless lawman, game-changing New York City mayor and Sept. 11 hero, he is now defined by a subservience to the 45th president that sometimes veered into buffoonery.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
And shook our head at the Snyder buffoonery and clownsmanship.
—Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
White House Plumbers endeavors to humanize its perpetrators by illustrating that beneath their buffoonery was… lots and lots more buffoonery.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2023
By the spring of 2015, both were prime 20-somethings and three-time Cup champs — an era that now seems long ago amid the franchise’s ongoing buffoonery.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1621, in the meaning defined above
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“Buffoonery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buffoonery. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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