drolleries

noun

plural of drollery
as in jokes
something said or done to cause laughter the film's sophisticated drolleries will elicit smiles and chuckles even upon repeated viewings

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  1. jokes
  2. laughs
Noun
  • The innuendo only encouraged the bidding — and the riding jokes — with two guests ultimately taking the experience at $120,000 each.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In reality, only Bullock manages to fully land the jokes written for her.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of jokes
Noun
  • Again, the things of life, the ups and downs, the laughs and the tears — this is Mike Leigh at his most humane and heartwarming in a film that seems to be about nothing really, but the universal truth of it all is about everything.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Having a bunch of huge favorites means one of them is about to see its entire hopeful offseason culminate in immediate disaster as everyone points and laughs.
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of laughs
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“Drolleries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drolleries. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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