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droll·ery | \ ˈdrōl-rē 
, ˈdrō-lə- \
, ˈdrō-lə- \ plural drolleries
Definition of drollery
2 : the act or an instance of jesting or burlesquing
3 : whimsical humor
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Synonyms for drollery
Synonyms
- boff
- (or boffo),
- boffola,
- crack,
- funny,
- gag,
- giggle
- [chiefly British],
- jape,
- jest,
- joke,
- josh,
- laugh,
- nifty,
- one-liner,
- pleasantry,
- quip,
- rib,
- sally,
- waggery,
- wisecrack,
- witticism,
- yuk
- (or yuck also yak or yock)
- [slang]
Examples of drollery in a Sentence
the film's sophisticated drolleries will elicit smiles and chuckles even upon repeated viewings
though generally serious, the novel about a seriously dysfunctional family is not without drollery
Recent Examples on the Web Its twists are fairly predictable, and its drollery is openly derivative of other teen hits. ...
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Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, "How these four engaging series take teen angst to all new levels," 2 June 2020 The result might be more humane by today's standards, but earnestness saps the drollery.
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Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com, "Essential Arts & Culture: Opera and the black experience, 'Shrew' and TV's 'Jesus Christ Superstar'," 7 Apr. 2018 Several of those interviews cross the line from drollery into self-enchantment.
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Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, "‘I, Tonya’ Review: We, Fascinated," 7 Dec. 2017 Passage of Davis-Bacon brought out the drollery in Rep. William Upshaw, a Georgia Democrat.
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George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: The demolition of a 1931 law would make building much cheaper," 18 June 2017 Passage of Davis-Bacon brought out the drollery in Rep. William Upshaw, a Georgia Democrat.
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George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: The demolition of a 1931 law would make building much cheaper," 18 June 2017 Passage of Davis-Bacon brought out the drollery in Rep. William Upshaw, a Georgia Democrat.
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George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: The demolition of a 1931 law would make building much cheaper," 18 June 2017 Passage of Davis-Bacon brought out the drollery in Rep. William Upshaw, a Georgia Democrat.
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George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: The demolition of a 1931 law would make building much cheaper," 18 June 2017 As the lively production at Lafayette’s Town Hall Theatre demonstrates, however, Oscar Wilde’s 1895 comedy remains a sparkling display of period drollery.
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Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, "Review: Corruption is funny (for a change) in ‘An Ideal Husband’ in Lafayette," 8 June 2017
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The first known use of drollery was in 1597
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