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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Fans are fixated on his greatness juxtaposed against the rest of the Bengals’ buffoonery.
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Either way the brilliance or buffoonery of that idea will shine through.
—Alex Montoya, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Famously, Tommy Lee Jones could not sanction Jim Carrey’s buffoonery on Batman Forever.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
But conservatism ought not to be equated with populist buffoonery and mendacity.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Oct. 2024
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Either way the brilliance or buffoonery of that idea will shine through.
—Alex Montoya, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Famously, Tommy Lee Jones could not sanction Jim Carrey’s buffoonery on Batman Forever.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
But conservatism ought not to be equated with populist buffoonery and mendacity.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Buffoonery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buffoonery. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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