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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Scenes like that don’t strike fear in anyone; they just expose the buffoonery behind the bravura.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
His mixture of insult, ressentiment, and buffoonery is a work of genius.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025
All told, the 60-page document features plenty of conspiracy and buffoonery both.
From Slate • Jul. 27, 2023
The capsule was not lost through cartoonish buffoonery, but through an almost cinematic series of events.
From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2023
His writings "abound in sprightly quips, often far from dignified in tone; and his controversial opponents complained, with some justice, of his buffoonery."
From Gammer Gurton's Needle by Art, Mr. S. Mr. of
Vocabulary lists containing buffoonery
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
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Vocabulary Video Contest (2013) - List 2
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