buffoonery
noun
buf·foon·ery
(ˌ)bə-ˈfü-nə-rē 
-ˈfün-rē
plural buffooneries
: foolish or playful behavior or practice
Examples of buffoonery in a Sentence
their madcap buffoonery turned the duo into the nation's hottest comedy act
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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.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
What’s so special about Britain’s patron wanker of bighearted buffoonery?
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Fans are fixated on his greatness juxtaposed against the rest of the Bengals’ buffoonery.
—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
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
What’s so special about Britain’s patron wanker of bighearted buffoonery?
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Fans are fixated on his greatness juxtaposed against the rest of the Bengals’ buffoonery.
—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
See All Example Sentences for buffoonery
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“Buffoonery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buffoonery. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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