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
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But in the Mad Max universe, such buffoonery is often a prelude to unspeakable evil.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 May 2024
When cast member John Amos, who played the no-nonsense father James Evans Sr., started complaining loudly about the buffoonery that was taking over the program, he was fired, and his character was killed off.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2024
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
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 May 2024
When cast member John Amos, who played the no-nonsense father James Evans Sr., started complaining loudly about the buffoonery that was taking over the program, he was fired, and his character was killed off.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2024
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
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“Buffoonery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buffoonery. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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