as in hijinks
wildly playful or mischievous behavior
their madcap buffoonery turned the duo into the nation's hottest comedy act
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Recent Examples of buffoonery
His is a sort of erudite buffoonery that consistently tap-dances between clever, self-aware, and patently stupid.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
There is, in fact, real stagecraft along with the buffoonery.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
But through the lens of director Bong’s twisted sense of humor, that buffoonery comes from somewhere dark.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
There are no gilded gates here, but there is one heck of a party, complete with serenading busts, ballroom dancers, excitable opera singers, drunken buffoonery and portraits locked in an endless duel.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
There is, in fact, real stagecraft along with the buffoonery.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
But through the lens of director Bong’s twisted sense of humor, that buffoonery comes from somewhere dark.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
There are no gilded gates here, but there is one heck of a party, complete with serenading busts, ballroom dancers, excitable opera singers, drunken buffoonery and portraits locked in an endless duel.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffoonery
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Idris Elba is the British prime minister (and ex-soldier) who has no time for his tomfoolery.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Sadly, the Academy has released no rules preventing the tomfoolery that led to two leading actors winning the Supporting categories this year.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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Tirhakah Love is a senior writer at New York Magazine and the host of the new evening newsletter Dinner Party, a daily email that touches on all things entertainment — that means film, television, music, tech, and gaming — plus politics and corporate clownery.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2022
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The Winx Club live action is a big clownery!—
Olivia Truffaut-Wong,
refinery29.com,
25 Jan. 2021
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Butch Baker, who was Henry County sheriff until 2014, recalled an incident in which Bertram was accused of inappropriate horseplay at the community corrections office.—
Tony Cook,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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The action anime feature for everyone who couldn’t get enough of the horseplay in The Two Towers has finally cantered onto Max.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
1 Mar. 2025
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Eric Andre, Tyler the Creator and Machine Gun Kelly all drop by to participate in the Jack-foolery.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 Feb. 2022
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The whole of humanity doesn’t fit tidily into three acts, even assuming as much frame-breaking foolery as Wilder allows.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
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Even before the credits start to unspool, Star Wars fashion, director Richard Lester lets fly with a series of slapstick sight gags that pile disaster on disaster until only Superman himself can untangle the mess.—
Arthur Knight,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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Some situations border on slapstick such as a midnight robbery Blake and Philippe undertake to retrieve a cherished wedding ring Madame Beauvillier was forced to sell for the money.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
3 July 2025
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