drolleries

plural of drollery

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drolleries
Noun
  • Kimmel, like many other late-night TV hosts, has made Trump the butt of jokes and the subject of criticism over the years.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The film just had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest over the weekend, and early reviews have been largely positive, hailing its combination of laugh-out-loud jokes and gory scares.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Here are the teams that will freak out as the rest of baseball points and laughs.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Though the subject matter of the show is serious, the women share plenty of laughs when the cameras aren’t rolling.
    Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Set appropriately inside the creepy, abandoned Sears department store, the carnival includes a bunch of ways to get your kicks, giggles and jump scares.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Many movies tried to recreate its magic mixture, including some of its own sequels, but few achieved the merry concoction of frights, gore, and giggles that Craven handled so masterfully.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Drolleries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drolleries. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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