buffoonery
Frequently Asked Questions
- I teach sixth grade, so I’m used to having to deal with buffoonery on a daily basis.
- The play is full of the kind of physical comedy and buffoonery that fans of the Three Stooges will appreciate.
Example Sentences
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"More Cowbell" sets the bar for the kind of meticulously curated buffoonery people want from the show and any tribute marking its 50 years in business.
From Salon • Jan. 16, 2025
O’Neill captures the buffoonery to a large extent but seems a touch more jovial than the man he portrays.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2024
“The notion that Cromitie was selected as a ‘leader’ by the co-defendants is inconceivable, given his well-documented buffoonery and ineptitude,” she wrote.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2024
All told, the 60-page document features plenty of conspiracy and buffoonery both.
From Slate • Jul. 27, 2023
His attempts at playfulness always degenerated into buffoonery, and his habitual bearing towards women, in whatever relation they stood to him, was unmistakable evidence of his utter want of nicety of perception on this point.
From The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews by Lunettes, Henry
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
